Organometallic monoacylalkylphosphines

ABSTRACT

Compounds of the formula I 
                 
 
(I), in which
     Ar is a group 
                 
 
or unsubstituted or substituted cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl or an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R 1  and R 2  are C 1 -C 20 alkyl, OR 11 , CF 3  or halogen; R 3 , R 4  and R 5  are hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, OR 11  or halogen; R 6  is unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 24 alkyl, C 2 -C 24 alkyl, which is interrupted by O, S or NR 14  and is unsubstituted or substituted; C 2 -C 24 alkenyl, uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or NR 14  and unsubstituted or substituted; unsubstituted or substituted C 7 -C 24 arylalkyl; C 4 -C 24 cycloalkyl, uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S and/or NR 14 ; or C 8 -C 24 arylcycloalkyl; R 11  is C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C 2 -C 20 alkyl, interrupted by O or S and unsubstituted or substituted; R 12  and R 13  are hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C 2 -C 20 alkyl, interrupted by O atoms and unsubstituted or substituted; or R 12  and R 13  together are C 3 -C 5 alkylene, uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S, or NR 14 ; R 14  is hydrogen, phenyl, C 1 -C 12 alkyl or C 2 -C 12 alkyl, interrupted by O or S and unsubstituted or substituted; and M is hydrogen, Li, Na or K; are valuable intermediates for the preparation of unsymmetrical bisacylphosphine oxides and monoacylphosphine oxides.

This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/871,373 filed May 31, 2001, now granted U.S. Pat. No. 6,737,549 on May 18, 2004.

The present application relates to organometallic monoacylalkylphosphines, to the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof as starting materials for the preparation of unsymmetrical mono- and bisacylphosphines, -phosphine oxides or sulfides.

Various metalated phosphines have become known as intermediates in the preparation of a-cylphosphine oxides. Thus, for example in EP 40721, acylphosphines are obtained by reaction of acyl halides with metalated diorganophosphines or silylated phosphines or diorganophosphines.

By oxidation of the acyldiorganophosphines, the corresponding acylphosphine oxide photoinitiators can be prepared therefrom. WO 00/32612 discloses a one-pot process for the preparation of bisacylphosphine oxides in which dichloroorganophosphines are metalated, then reacted with acyl halides to give the corresponding acylphosphines and then, by oxidation or sulfurization, the bisacylphosphine oxides or sulfides are obtained.

Alkylacylphosphines and the corresponding metalated compounds are not known in the prior art.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,399,770 dicloses a bisacylphosphine oxide having two diferent acyl groups, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,218,009 specifically discloses a monoacylphosphine oxide having two different non-acyl substituents on the phosphorus atom.

For the technology, readily accessible starting materials for the preparation of acylphosphine oxides and sulfides are of great importance. Of particular interest are starting materials which permit the preparation of “unsymmetrical” bisacylphosphine oxides and sulfides, i.e. those with two different acyl groups, in a simple manner.

A process for the preparation of metalated alkylacylphosphines which are suitable as starting materials for the preparation of acylphosphine oxide or acylphosphine sulfide photoinitiators has been found. The majority of the phosphines, phosphine oxides and phosphine sulfides obtained are novel.

The invention provides compounds of the formula I

(I), in which

-   Ar is a group     or Ar is cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl or     an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, where     the radicals cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl,     biphenylyl and 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring are unsubstituted     or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy; -   R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or     halogen; -   R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen,     C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁ or halogen; or in each case two of the radicals     R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄ and R₅ together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene, which can be     interrupted by O, S or NR₁₄; -   R₆ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by cycloalkenyl,     phenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, OC(O)R₁₁, OC(O)OR₁₁,     N(R₁₄)C(O)N(R₁₄), OC(O)NR₁₄, N(R₁₄)C(O)OR₁₁, cycloalkyl, halogen,     OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) or     C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by phenyl, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁,     C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂ and/or     C₂-C₂₄alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more     than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted     or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl     which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); -   C₇-C₂₄arylalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted on the aryl     group by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy or halogen; -   C₄-C₂₄cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more     than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); -   or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkyl or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkenyl; -   R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl,     benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     O or S and which is unsubstituted or is substituted by OH and/or SH; -   R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl,     C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted     once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is     unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and R₁₃     together are C₃-C₅alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by     O, S or NR₁₄; -   R₁₄ is hydrogen, phenyl, C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is     interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is     unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; and -   M is hydrogen, Li, Na or K.

C₁-C₂₄Alkyl is linear or branched and is, for example, C₂-C₂₄alkyl, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₁-C₁₈alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₁-C₆alkyl or C₁-C₄alkyl. Examples are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, 2,4,4trimethylpentyl, 2-ethylhexyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl, icosyl or tetraicosyl.

For example, R₁, R₂, R₃, R₁′, R₂′ and R₃′ are C₁-C₈alkyl, in particular C₁-C₆alkyl, preferably C₁-C₄alkyl, particularly preferably methyl.

C₁-C₂₀Alkyl, C₁-C₁₈alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₆alkyl and C₁-C₄alkyl are likewise linear or branched and have, for example, the meanings given above apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms.

R₅, R₆, R₇, R₈, R₉, R₁₀, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ are, for example, C₁-C₈alkyl, in particular C₁-C₆alkyl, preferably C₁-C₄alkyl, for example methyl or butyl.

C₂-C₂₄Alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄ is, for example, interrupted 1-9 times, e.g. 1-7 times or once or twice, by O, S or NR₁₄. If the radicals are interrupted by two or more O, S or NR₁₄, then the O atoms, S atoms or NR₁₄ groups are in each case separated from one another by at least one methylene group. The O atoms, S atoms or NR₁₄ groups are thus not directly consecutive. The alkyl radical can be linear or branched. For example, structural units such as —CH₂—O—CH₃, —CH₂CH₂—O—CH₂CH₃, —[CH₂CH₂O]_(z)—CH₃, where z=1 to 9, —(CH₂CH₂O)₇CH₂CH₃, —CH₂—CH(CH₃)—O—CH₂—CH₂CH₃, —CH₂—CH(CH₃)—O—CH₂—CH₃, —CH₂SCH₃ or —CH₂—N(CH₃)₂ arise.

C₂-C₂₀Alkyl, C₂-C₁₈alkyl, C₂-C₁₂alkyl which are interrupted by O and optionally by S are likewise linear or branched and can, for example, have the meanings given above apart from the given number of carbon atoms. The O atoms are not consecutive here either.

C₁-C₁₈Haloalkyl is C₁-C₁₈alkyl as described above which is mono- or polysubstituted by halogen. This is, for example, perfluorinated C₁-C₁₈alkyl. Examples are chloromethyl, trichloromethyl, trifluoromethyl or 2-bromopropyl, in particular trifluoromethyl or trichloromethyl.

C₃-C₂₄Cycloalkyl, e.g. C₄-C₂₄cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂cycloalkyl, C₄-C₁₂cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, stands both for individual alkyl ring systems and also bridged alkyl ring systems. Furthermore, the radicals can also contain linear or branched alkyl groups (as described above apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms). Examples are cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclooctyl, cyclododecyl, cycloicosyl, in particular cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl, preferably cyclohexyl. Further examples are

C₃-C₈Cycloalkyl, e.g. C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, can have the meanings given above apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms.

C₃-C₁₈Cycloalkyl substituted by C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen is preferably substituted in both ortho positions of the cycloalkyl ring. Preference is given to 2,4,6-trimethylcyclohexyl and 2,6-dimethoxycyclohexyl.

C₂-C₂₄Alkenyl radicals are mono- or polyunsaturated, and are linear or branched and are, for example, C₂-C₁₈alkenyl, C₂-C₈alkenyl, C₂-C₆alkenyl or C₂-C₄alkenyl. Examples are vinyl, allyl, methallyl, 1,1-dimethylallyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 1,3-pentadienyl, 1-hexenyl, 1-octenyl, decenyl or dodecenyl, in particular allyl. C₂-C₁₈Alkenyl has the same meanings as given above a-part from the corresponding number of carbon atoms.

If C₂-C₂₄alkenyl radicals are interrupted, for example, by O, then the following structures are, for example, included: —(CH₂)_(y)—O—(CH₂)_(k)—CH═CH₂, —(CH₂)Y—O—(CH₂))—C(CH₃)═CH₂ or —(CH₂)_(y)—O—CH═CH₂, where x and y independently of one another are a number from 1 to 21.

C₃-C₂₄Cycloalkenyl, e.g. C₅-C₁₂cycloalkenyl, C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkenyl, stands both for individual alkyl ring systems and also bridged alkyl ring systems and can be mono- or polyunsaturated, e.g. mono- or diunsaturated. Furthermore, the radicals can also contain linear or branched alkyl groups (as described above apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms). Examples are cyclopropenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclooctenyl, cyclododecenyl, cycloicosenyl, in particular cyclopentenyl and cyclohexenyl, preferably cyclohexenyl.

C₇-C₂₄Arylalkyl is, for example, C₇-C₁₆arylalkyl, C₇-C₁₁arylalkyl. The alkyl radical in this group can either be linear or branched. Examples are benzyl, phenylethyl, α-methylbenzyl, phenyl-pentyl, phenylhexyl, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, naphthylmethyl, naphthylethyl, naphthyleth-1-yl or naphthyl-1-methyl-eth-1-yl, in particular benzyl. Substituted C₇-C₂₄arylalkyl is substituted one to four times, e.g. once, twice or three times, in particular once or twice, on the aryl ring.

C₈-C₂₄Arylcycloalkyl is e.g. C₉-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl, C₉-C₁₃arylcycloalkyl and is cycloalkyl which is fused with one or more aryl rings. Examples are

C₁-C₁₂Alkylthio stands for linear or branched radicals and is, for example, C₁-C₈alkylthio, C₁-C₆alkylthio or C₁-C₄alkylthio. Examples are methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, isopropylthio, n-butylthio, sec-butylthio, isobutylthio, tert-butylthio, pentylthio, hexylthio, heptylthio, 2,4,4-trimethylpentylthio, 2-ethylhexylthio, octylthio, nonylthio, decylthio or dodecylthio, in particular methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, isopropylthio, n-butylthio, sec-butylthio, isobutylthio, tert-butylthio, preferably methylthio.

C₁-C₈Alkylthio is likewise linear or branched and has, for example, the meanings given above apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms.

C₁-C₂₄Alkylene is linear or branched and is, for example, C₁-C₂₀alkylene, C₁-C₁₂alkylene, C₁-C₈alkylene, C₂-C₈alkylene, C₁-C₄alkylene, for example methylene, ethylene, propylene, isopropylene, n-butylene, sec-butylene, isobutylene, tert-butylene, pentylene, hexylene, heptylene, octylene, nonylene, decylene, dodecylene, tetradecylene, heptadecylene, octadecylene, icosylene or e.g. C₁-C₁₂alkylene, for example ethylene, decylene,

C₂-C₁₈Alkylene is also linear or branched, e.g. C₂-C₈alkylene or C₂-C₄alkylene and has the meanings given above apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms.

If C₂-C₁₈alkylene is interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄, then it is, for example, interrupted 1-9 times, e.g. 1-7 times or once or twice by O, S or NR₁₄, and, for example, structural units such as —CH₂—O—CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂—O—CH₂CH₂—, —[CH₂CH₂O]_(z)—, where z=1 to 9, —(CH₂CH₂O)₇CH₂CH₂—, —CH₂—CH(CH₃)—O—CH₂—CH(CH₃)—, —CH₂—S—CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂—S—CH₂CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂CH₂—S—CH₂CH₂CH₂—, —(CH₂)₃—S—(CH₂)₃—S—(CH₂)₃—, —CH₂—(NR₁₄)—CH₂— or —CH₂CH₂—(NR₁₄)—CH₂CH₂— arise. The alkylene radicals can be linear or branched and, if the alkylene radicals are interrupted by two or more O, S or NR₁₄ groups, then the O, S and NR₁₄ are not consecutive, but in each case are separated from one another by at least one methylene group.

C₂-C₂₄Alkenylene is mono- or polyunsaturated and linear or branched and e.g. C₂-C₁₈alkenylene or C₂-C₅alkenylene. Examples are ethenylene, propenylene, butenylene, pentenylene, hexenylene, octenylene, e.g. 1-propenylene, 1-butenylene, 3-butenylene, 2-butenylene, 1,3-pentadienylene, 5-hexenylene or 7-octenylene.

C₂-C₂₄Alkenylene, interrupted once or more than once by O, S, NR₁₄, is mono- or polyunsaturated and linear or branched and is, for example, interrupted 1-9 times, e.g. 1-7 times or once or twice, by O, S or NR₁₄, where in the case of two or more O, S or NR₁₄, these are in each case separated from one another by at least one methylene group. Here, the meanings for C₂-C₂₄alkenylene are as defined above.

C₄-C₁₈Cycloalkylene is linear or branched and can be either an individual ring or bridged alkyl rings, for example adamantyl. It is e.g. C₄-C₁₂cycloalkylene or C₄-C₈cycloalkylene, for example cyclopentylene, cyclohexylene, cyclooctylene, cyclododecylene, in particular cyclopentylene and cyclohexylene, preferably cyclohexylene. However, C₄-C₁₈cycloalkylene likewise stands for structural units such as

in which r and s independently of one another are 0-12 and the sum r+s is ≦12, or

in which r and s independently of one another are 0-13 and the sum r+s is ≦13.

C₄-C₁₈Cycloalkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄ stands for cycloalkylene units as described above which can be interrupted either in the ring unit or in the side-chain unit e.g. 1-9 times, 1-7 times or once or twice, by O, S or NR₁₄.

C₃-C₂₄Cycloalkenylene is linear or branched and can be either an individual ring or bridged rings and is mono- or polyunsaturated. It is e.g. C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenylene or C_(3-C) ₈cycloalkenylene, for example cyclopentenylene, cyclohexenylene, cyclooctenylene, cyclododecenylene, in particular cyclopentenylene and cyclohexenylene, preferably cyclohexenylene. C₃-C₂₄Cycloalkenylene also, however, stands for structural units such as

in which r and s independently of another are 0-12 and the sum r+s is ≦12, or

or

in which r and s independently of one another are 0-13 and the sum r+s is ≦13.

C₅-C₁₈Cycloalkenylene has the meanings given above for C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenylene apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms.

C₃-C₂₄Cycloalkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄ stands for cycloalkenylene units as described above which can be interrupted either in the ring unit or in the side-chain unit e.g. 1-9 times, 1-7 times or once or twice by O, S or NR₁₄. Examples are

Halogen is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, in particular fluorine, chlorine and bromine, preferably chlorine. R₁, R_(1′), R₂, R_(2′), R₃ and R_(3′) as halogen are, in particular, chlorine.

If in each case two of the radicals R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄ or R₅ or in each case two of the radicals R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ or R₂₃ form C₁-C₁₂alkylene, then, for example, the following structures

In connection with the present application, the term “and/or” means that not only one of the defined alternatives (substituents) may be present, but likewise two or more different defined alternatives (substituents) together, i.e. mixtures of different alternatives (substituents). The term “at least” is intended to define one or more than one, e.g. one or two or three, preferably one or two.

As O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, Ar is e.g. furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxinyl, dioxinyl or pyridyl. Said heterocyclic radicals can be mono- or polysubstituted, e.g. monosubstituted or disubstituted, by halogen, linear or branched C₁-C₄alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy. Examples thereof are dimethylpyridyl, dimethylpyrrolyl or methylfuryl.

Ar is, for example, 2-methylnaphth-2-yl, 2-methoxynaphth-2-yl, 1,3-dimethylnaphth-2-yl, 2,8-dimethylnaphth-1-yl, 1,3-dimethoxynaphth-2-yl, 1,3-dichloronaphth-2-yl, 2,8-dimethoxynaphth-1-yl, 2,4,6-trimethylpyrid-3-yl, 2,4-dimethoxyfuran-3-yl or 2,4,5-trimethylthien-3-yl.

Preference is given to compounds of the formula I in which Ar is a radical

Of particular interest are compounds of the formula I, in which R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₄alkyl, C₁-C₄alkoxy, C₁ or CF₃, in particular methyl or methoxy.

R₁ and R₂ are preferably identical.

R₁ and R₂ are preferably C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy.

R₃, R₄ and R₆ in the compounds of the formula I are, in particular, independently of one another hydrogen, C₁-C₄alkyl, C₁ or C₁-C₄alkoxy, in particular hydrogen, methyl or methoxy. R₃ is preferably C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy, in particular methyl, methoxy or hydrogen, and R₄ and R₅ are hydrogen.

R₆ in the compounds of the formula I is in particular C₁-C₂₄alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by cycloalkenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, cycloalkyl, halogen; C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, phenyl and/or C(O)N(R₁₄)₂; C₂-C₂₄alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); benzyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, C₄-C₂₄cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄; or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkyl.

Compounds of the formula I in which R₁₂ and R₁₃ are e.g. hydrogen, C₁-C₄alkyl, phenyl or benzyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or is substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together are piperidino, morpholino, or piperazino are likewise of interest. R₁₂ and R₁₃ are preferably C₁-C₄alkyl, or R₁₂ and R₁₃ are together morpholino.

R₁₄ in the compounds of the formula I is, in particular, hydrogen, phenyl, C₁-C₄alkyl or C₂-C₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH, preferably hydrogen and C₁-C₄alkyl.

M in the compounds of the formula I is preferably hydrogen or Li, in particular Li.

Of particular interest are compounds of the formula I in which

-   R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₁₂alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or     halogen; -   R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen,     C₁-C₁₂alkyl, OR₁₁ or halogen; -   R₆ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by cycloalkenyl, CN,     C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, phenyl, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, cycloalkyl; C₂-C₁₂alkyl     which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S     or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁,     N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁ and/or C(O)N(R₁₄)₂; C₂-C₁₂alkenyl     which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); benzyl, cyclopentyl,     cyclohexyl, C₄-C₁₂cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted     once or more than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄; or C₈-C₁₂arylcycloalkyl; -   R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₁₂alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl or benzyl; -   R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are C₁-C₁₂alkyl,     cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is     interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and     which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and     R₁₃ together are piperidino, morpholino or piperazino; -   R₁₄ is hydrogen or C₁-C₁₂alkyl; and -   M is hydrogen or Li.

Of specific interest are compounds of the formula I in which R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₄alkyl or OR₁₁;

-   R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₄alkyl     or OR₁₁; -   R₆ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by CN, C(O)R₁₁,     C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂; -   C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁,     SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, phenyl or C(O)N(R₁₄)₂;     C₂-C₈alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than     once by nonconsecutive O and which is unsubstituted or substituted     by OR₁₁; benzyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, C₄-C₈cycloalkyl which is     uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or NR₁₄; or     C₈-C₁₂aryl-cycloalkyl; -   R₁₁ is H or C₁-C₁₂alkyl; -   R₁₄ is hydrogen or C₁-C₈alkyl; and -   M is Li.

Examples of compounds of the formula I are lithium (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,4,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diphenoxymethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2-phenyl-6-methylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-bromobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chloro-5-bromobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxy-5-bromobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichloro-3-methylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-6-chlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylthiobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dibromobenzoyl)ethylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,4,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diphenoxymethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2-phenyl-6-methylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-phosphine, lithium (2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-phosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-bromobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chloro-5-bromobenzoyl)-n-butyl-phosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-tri-methoxy-5-bromobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-n-butyl-phosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichloro-3-methylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-3,6-dichloro-benzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-6-chlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylthiobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dibromobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethyl-benzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,4,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diphenoxymethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2-phenyl-6-methylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-bromobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chloro-5-bromobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxy-5-bromobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichloro-3-methylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-6-chlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)-benzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylthiobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dibromobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,4,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diphenoxymethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2-phenyl-6-methylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-bromobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chloro-5-bromobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxy-5-bromobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichloro-3-methylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylbenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-6-chlorobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylthiobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dibromobenzoyl)-1-methylpropylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethyl-4-tertbutylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diphenoxymethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2-phenyl-6-methylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-bromobenzo'yl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chloro-5-bromobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6dimethoxy-3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxy-5-bromobenzoyl)-2,4,4trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichloro-3-methylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylbenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-6-chlorobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylthiobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dibromobenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diphenoxymethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2-phenyl-6-methylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-bromobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chloro-5-bromobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxy-5-bromobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichloro-3-methylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-6-chlorobenzoyl)-cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylthiobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dibromobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,4,5,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-tri-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diphenoxymethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,6-tetramethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2-phenyl-6-methylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-bromobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3-chloro-5-bromobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dimethoxy-3,5-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trimethoxy-5-bromobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dichloro-3-methylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2-methoxy-6-chlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2-chloro-6-methylthiobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine, lithium (2,6-dibromobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine.

The compounds of the formula (I′) are, for example, selectively obtained by reaction of acyl with dimetalated organophosphines (V):

Ar and R₆ have the meanings described above. X is Cl or Br and M₁ is Na, Li or K.

The starting materials are advantageously reacted in the molar ratio 1:1. A slight excess of one or other of the components, e.g. up to 20%, is not, however, critical. In this case too the desired product is formed, although the proportion of undesired byproduct may be influenced.

The reaction is advantageously carried out in a solvent. In particular, as solvents, it is possible to use ethers which are liquid at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. Examples are dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, methyl propyl ether, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, bis-(2-methoxyethyl) ether, dioxane or tetrahydrofuran. Preference is given to using tetrahydrofuran.

The reaction temperatures are advantageously −60° C. to +120° C., e.g. −40° C. to 100° C., for example −20° C. to +80° C.

It is advisable to stir the reaction mixture.

It is advantageous to initially introduce the compound of the formula V and to add dropwise the compound of the formula IV at the temperatures given above. Here, the compound of the formula IV can be added without a diluent or else diluted with the reaction solvent.

If desired, the course of the reaction can be monitored using methods customary in the art, for example NMR, for example ³¹P-NMR, chromatography (thin-layer, HPLC, GC) etc.

In the reactions described above, it is essential to work in an inert gas atmosphere, e.g. with a protective gas such as argon or nitrogen, in order to exclude atmospheric oxygen.

In order to prepare compounds of the formula I in which M is hydrogen, the reaction given above is followed by a hydrolysis step:

The procedure for such hydrolysis reactions is known to the person skilled in the art and is carried out under generally customary conditions. The hydrolysis of metalated primary and secondary phosphines is described, for example, in Houben-Weyl, XII/1, pages 56-57.

Likewise conceivable is the preparation of compounds of the formula (I) where M=hydrogen, by reaction between a compound of the formula (IV) and an alkylphosphine compound in the presence of an acid-binding agent, such as barium carbonate, calcium carbonate or potassium carbonate, as described, for example, in Houben-Weyl, XII/1, pages 73-74 or in K. Issleib and R. Kummel, Z. Naturf. B (1967), 22, 784.

The compounds of the formula I according to the invention are identified by ³¹P-NMR spectroscopy and are stable in the solution under inert gas at room temperature for a number of weeks.

The invention also provides a process for the selective preparation of compounds of the formula I by

-   (1) reaction of an acyl halide of the formula IV     in which     -   Ar is as defined above, and     -   X is Cl or Br;         with a dimetalated organophosphine of the formula V         in which     -   R₆ is as defined above; and     -   M₁ is Na, Li or K;         in the molar ratio 1:1; and -   (2) where appropriate, subsequent hydrolysis if compounds of the     formula I in which M is hydrogen are to be obtained.

The acyl halides (IV) used as starting material are known substances, some of which are available commercially, or can be prepared analogously to known compounds.

A method for the preparation of metalated alkylphosphines is, for example, the reaction of suitable alkylphosphines with the corresponding alkali metal, alkali metal hydride or an alkyl-lithium compound.

(M₁ is as defined above)

The reaction is advantageously carried out with the exclusion of air in an inert solvent at temperatures of, for example, −80° C. to +120° C. Advantageously, 2 to 4 mole equivalents of the alkali metals, alkali metal hydrides or alkyllithium compound are used. Suitable solvents are e.g. ethers, as described above, or inert solvents, such as alkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatic solvents such as toluene, xylene, mesitylene.

The preparation of the alkylphosphines R₆—PH₂ is generally known. For example, the compounds can, for example, be obtained by reacting PH₃ with alkenes in the presence of a free-radical former or by reducing alkylphosphine chlorides e.g. with lithium aluminium hydride. These and other methods are, for example, described in “Organic Phosphorous Compounds, Vol. 1-7, Wiley-Interscience 1972, Editors R. M. Kosalapoff and L. Maier”.

The compounds of the formula I are particularly suitable for the preparation of unsymmetrical mono- and bisacylphosphines, mono- and bisacylphosphine oxides, and mono- and bisacylphosphine sulfides. “Unsymmetrical” means in this connection that in the bisacylphosphines, bisacylphosphine oxides and sulfides, two different acyl groups are present, and in the monoacylphosphines, monoacylphosphine oxides and sulfides, in addition to the acyl group, two different radicals are bonded to the phosphorus atom.

Such “unsymmetrical” mono- and bisacylphosphines, mono- and bisacylphosphine oxides, and mono- and bisacylphosphine sulfides are, with a few exceptions, novel.

Accordingly, the invention also provides compounds of the formula II

wherein

-   A is O or S; -   x is 0 or 1; -   Ar is a group     or Ar is cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl or     an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, where     the radicals cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl,     biphenylyl and 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring are unsubstituted     or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy; -   R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or     halogen; -   R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen,     C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁ or halogen; -   or in each case two of the radicals R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄ and R₅ together     form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which can be interrupted by O, S or NR₁₄; -   R₆ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by     C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl, phenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂,     OC(O)R₁₁, OC(O)OR₁₁, N(R₁₄)C(O)N(R₁₄), OC(O)NR₁₄, N(R₁₄)C(O)OR₁₁,     cycloalkyl, halogen, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) or     C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by phenyl, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁,     C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂ and/or     C₂-C₂₄alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more     than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted     or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); -   C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or     more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is     unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁I or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); -   C₇-C₂₄arylalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted on the aryl     group by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy or halogen; -   C₄-C₂₄cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more     than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); -   or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkyl or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkenyl; -   R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl,     benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by     OH and/or SH; -   R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl,     C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted     once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together are     C₃-C₅alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or NR₁₄; -   Y₁ is C₁-C₁₈alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or     more phenyl; C₁-C₁₈-halogenoalkyl; C₂-C₁₈alkyl which is interrupted     once or more than once by O or S and which can be substituted by OH     and/or SH; unsubstituted C₃-C₁₈cycloalkyl or C₃-C₁₈cycloalkyl     substituted by C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; C₂-C₁₈alkenyl; or     Y₁ is OR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) or one of the radicals     or Y₁ is cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl or     an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, where     the radicals cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl,     biphenylyl and 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring are unsubstituted     or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy; -   Y₂ is a direct bond; unsubstituted or phenyl-substituted     C₁-C₁₈alkylene; unsubstituted C₄-C₁₈-cycloalkylene or     C₄-C₁₈cycloalkylene substituted by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, OR₁₁, halogen and/or     phenyl; unsubstituted C₅-C₁₈cycloalkenylene or C₅-C₁₈cycloalkenylene     substituted by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, OR₁₁, halogen and/or phenyl;     unsubstituted phenylene or phenylene substituted one to four times     by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, OR₁₁, halogen, —(CO)OR₁₄, —(CO)N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) and/or     phenyl; -   or Y₂ is a radical     where these radicals are unsubstituted or are substituted one to     four times on one or both aromatic ring(s) by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, OR₁₁,     halogen and/or phenyl; -   Y₃ is O, S, SO, SO₂, CH₂, C(CH₃)₂, CHCH₃, C(CF₃)₂, (CO), or a direct     bond; -   R₁₄ is hydrogen, phenyl, C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is     interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which can be     substituted by OH and/or SH; -   R₁′ and R₂′ independently of one another have the same meanings as     given for R₁ and R₂; and -   R₃′, R₄′ and R₅′ independently of one another have the same meanings     as given for R₃, R₄ and R₅; -   or in each case two of the radicals R₁′, R₂′, R₃′, R₄′ and R₅′     together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which may be interrupted by O, S or     —NR₁₄; -   with the proviso that Y₁ is not identical to Ar.

In the compounds of the formula II, the preferred meanings of the radicals R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅ and R₆ are analogous to those given above for the compounds of the formula I.

In the compounds of the formula II, x is preferably 1. In particular, A is oxygen and Ar is a group

Of particular importance are compounds of the formula II in which Y, is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, in particular branched C₁-C₁₂alkyl; unsubstituted C₃-C₁₈cycloalkyl or C₃-C₁₈cycloalkyl substituted by C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; or is

Y₁ as C₁-C₁₂alkyl is preferably branched in the α-position relative to the bond to the CO group. The carbon atom in the α-position relative to the CO group is preferably a tertiary carbon atom.

The preferred meanings for R₁′, R₂′, R₃′, R₄′ and R₅′ are analogous to those preferred meanings of R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄ and R₅ given above for formula I.

Also of interest are compounds of the formula II in which R₁, R₂ and R₃ are C₁-C₄alkyl, in particular methyl; R₁′ and R₂′ are C₁-C₄alkoxy, in particular methoxy, or chlorine; and R₄, R₅, R₃′, R₄′ and R₅′ are hydrogen.

In preferred compounds of the formula II,

-   A is oxygen and x is 1; -   R₁ and R₂ are C₁-C₄alkyl, C₁-C₄alkoxy, C₁ or CF₃; -   R₃ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy; -   R₄ and R₅ are hydrogen; -   R₆ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by cycloalkenyl, CN,     C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁, phenyl, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, cycloalkyl; C₂-C₁₂alkyl which     is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄     and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁,     N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁ and/or C(O)N(R₁₄)₂; C₂-C₁₂alkenyl     which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); benzyl, cyclopentyl,     cyclohexyl, C₄-C₁₂cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted     once or more than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄; or C₈-C₁₂arylcycloalkyl; -   R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₁₂alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl or benzyl; -   R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are C₁-C₁₂alkyl,     cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is     interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and     which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and     R₁₃ together are piperidino, morpholino or piperazino; -   R₁₄ is hydrogen or C₁-C₁₂alkyl; and -   Y₁ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl or -   R₁′ and R₂′ have the same meanings as given for R₁ and R₂; and -   R₃′, R₄′ and R₅′ independently of one another have the same meanings     as given for R₃, R₄ and R₅.

Examples of preferred compounds of the formula II are (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butyl-benzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4methylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoylaethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoylethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl){2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl){2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-n-butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl}-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyltertbutylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tertbutylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)-phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}-yclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl){2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tertbutylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}cyclopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, {2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)-2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)-{2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl}cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tertbutylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tertbutylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,6-diethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)(2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylbenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-(2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylbenzoyl)-2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)cyclohexylphosphine oxide.

The compounds of the formula II where x=0 (formula II′) are obtained by reacting an alkylacylphosphine of the formula I with an acid halide of the formula (IV):

The meanings of the radicals Ar, R₆, M, X and Y₁₄, are as described above. The starting materials are advantageously reacted in a molar ratio of 1:1. A slight excess of one or other of the components, e.g. up to 20%, is, however, not critical. The desired product forms in this case too, although the proportion of undesired byproduct can be influenced. The reaction conditions for this reaction correspond to those given above in connection with the preparation of the compounds of the formula I.

Compounds of the formula II where x=1 and A is oxygen are prepared by oxidation of the compounds of the formula (II′), and compounds of the formula II where A is sulfur are prepared by sulfurization of the compounds of the formula II′:

Prior to the oxidation or sulfurization, the phosphine II′ can be isolated by customary separation methods familiar to the person skilled in the art, although the reaction can also be carried out immediately after the previous reaction step without isolation of the phosphine. During the preparation of the oxide, the oxidation of the phosphine is carried out using oxidizing agents customary in the art. Suitable oxidizing agents are primarily hydrogen peroxide and organic peroxy compounds, for example peracetic acid or t-butyl hydroperoxide, air or pure oxygen.

The oxidation is advantageously carried out in solution. Suitable solvents are aromatic hydrocarbons, for example benzene, toluene, m-xylene, p-xylene, ethylbenzene or mesitylene, or aliphatic hydrocarbons, e.g. alkanes and alkane mixtures, such as petroleum ether, hexane or cyclohexane. Further suitable examples are dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, methyl propyl ether, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether, dioxane or tetrahydrofuran. Preference is given to using toluene.

The reaction temperature during the oxidation is advantageously kept between 0° and 120° C., preferably between 200 and 80° C.

The reaction products of the formula (II) can be isolated and purified by customary processing measures familiar to the person skilled in the art.

The preparation of the respective sulfide is carried out by reaction with sulfur. The bisacylphosphines (II′) are here reacted with an equimolar to 2-fold molar amount of elemental sulfur e.g. without a diluent or optionally in a suitable inert organic solvent. Examples of suitable solvents are those described for the oxidation reaction. It is, however, also possible to use, for example, aliphatic or aromatic ethers, for example dibutyl ether, dioxane, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether or diphenyl ether at temperatures of from 20° to 250° C., preferably 60° to 120° C. The resulting bisacylphosphine sulfide, or its solution is advantageously freed from any elemental sulfur which may still be present by filtration. Following removal of the solvent, the bisacylphosphine sulfide can be isolated in pure form by distillation, recrystallization or chromatographic separation methods.

It is advantageous to carry out all of the reactions described above with the exclusion of air in an inert gas atmosphere, e.g. under nitrogen or argon gas. Moreover, stirring of the respective reaction mixture is advantageously appropriate.

The invention likewise provides a process for the preparation of the compounds of the formula II, from compounds of the formula I as starting materials, by

-   (1) reaction of an acyl halide of the formula IV     in which     -   Ar is as defined above, and     -   X is Cl or Br;         with a dimetalated organophosphine of the formula V         in which     -   R₆ is as defined above; and     -   M₁ is Na, Li or K;         in the molar ratio of approximately 1:1; -   (2) subsequent reaction of the product with an acyl halide of the     formula IVa     in which     -   Y₁ is as defined above; and     -   X is as defined above;     -   with the proviso that the acyl halide of the formula IV is not         identical to the acyl halide of the formula IVa;         in the molar ratio of approximately 1:1; and, -   (3) if compounds of the formula II in which A is oxygen or sulfur     are to be obtained, subsequent oxidation or sulfurization of the     resulting phosphine compounds.

Furthermore, the compounds of the formula II can also be prepared by reacting the compound of the formula I with phosgene, analogously to the description in “W. A. Henderson et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1960, 82, 5794” or “GB 904 086” or in “Organic Phosphorous Compounds, Editors: R. M. Kosolapoff and L. Maier, Wiley-Interscience 1972, Vol.1, page 28” or “Houben-Weyl, Methoden der Organischen Chemie, Vol. XII/1, page 201”, to give the corresponding phosphine chloride (Ii). Compounds of the formula (Ii) can, as described in “Organic Phosphorous Compounds, Editors: R. M. Kosolapoff and L. Maier, Wiley-Interscience 1972, Vol.4, pages 268-269”, be reacted with alcohols to give compounds of the formula (Iii), which are then reacted directly with an acyl halide of the formula IVa, in analogy with the description in U.S. Pat. No. 4,324,744 (by Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction), to give compounds of the formula II. In this case, the oxidation step is superfluous.

Ar and Y₁ are as defined in claim 1, although Ar and Y, in this case may also be the same radical; X is Cl or Br; M and R₆ are likewise as defined in claim 1, and R is any alcohol radical, e.g. C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₅-C₈cycloalkyl, for example cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, or benzyl.

The chlorination with phosgene with the elimination of carbon monoxide is advantageously carried out by introducing phosgene, with stirring, into a solution of (I) in an inert solvent. For example, phosgene is introduced at −70° C. to 20° C., in particular at −40° C. to 0° C. Solvents which may be used are, for example, chlorinated alkanes, for example dichloromethane, dichloroethane or tetrachloromethane; alkanes, for example hexane; cycloalkanes, for example cyclohexane, or aromatic solvents, for example toluene. The isolation of (Ii) is carried out, for example, by distillation under reduced pressure.

Such reactions are also described e.g. by R. Schmutzler et al. in, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chemie 1999, 625, pages 1979-1984.

The conversion of (Ii) to (Iii) is carried out for example in an inert solvent in the presence of a tertiary amine, for example triethylamine, tributylamine or pyridine. Here, the alcohol (ROH) is advantageously added dropwise to a solution (Ii) and tertiary amine in the solvent. The addition is preferably carried out at a temperature of from 60° C. to 140° C. Solvents which may be used are, for example, chlorinated alkanes, such as tetrachloromethane, dichloromethane, dichloroethane; alkanes, for example hexane; cycloalkanes, for example cyclohexane; or aromatic solvents, for example toluene. The isolation of (Iii) is carried out, for example, by distillation under reduced pressure. Such reactions have also been published e.g. by Y. A. Veits et al., in J. Gen. Chem. (USSR) 1991, 61, pages 108 ff.

The conversion of compounds of the formula (Iii) to compounds of the formula (II) is carried out by adding corresponding acyl halides (IVa) to a solution of (Iii) in an inert solvent. Here, the acyl halide is advantageously dissolved in the same solvent in which the previous reaction step has taken place. The addition is carried out, for example, at a temperature of from 40° C. to 140° C., preferably at 600C to 120° C., the alkyl halide (RCI) liberated during the reaction advantageously being removed by distillation from the reaction solution. Solvents which may be used here are, for example, alkanes, for example hexane, octane; cycloalkanes, for example cyclohexane; ethers, for example tert-butyl methyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane; or aromatic solvents, for example toluene or xylene. The compounds of the structure (II) are advantageously isolated and purified, for example, by distillation under reduced pressure, crystallization or by chromatography.

Compounds of the formula (Iii) can be oxidized using suitable oxidizing agents, such as peroxo acids, hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide/urea, to give the corresponding phosphinic esters (Iiii):

This preparation process is novel. The compounds prepared in this way are also photoinitiators and are, for example, as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,324,744.

The invention thus also provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula II in which A is oxygen and x is 1, by

-   (1) reaction of the compounds of the formula (I), as described     above,     in which     -   Ar, M and R₆ are as described above,         with phosgene to give the corresponding phosphine chloride (Ii) -   (2) subsequent reaction with an alcohol to give the compound of the     formula (Iii)     in which     -   R is the radical of an alcohol, in particular C₁-C₁₂alkyl,         C₅-C₈cycloalkyl or benzyl; and -   (3) reaction of the resulting compound of the formula (Iii) with an     acyl halide     in which     -   Y₁ is as defined above, and     -   X is Cl or Br,         to give a compound of the formula II in which Y₁ and Ar do not         necessarily have to be different.

As already mentioned, slightly unsymmetrical monoacylphosphines, monoacylphosphine oxides or sulfides can also be obtained from the compounds of the formula I.

The invention thus also provides compounds of the formula III

in which

-   A is O or S; -   x is 0 or 1; -   Ar is a group     or Ar is cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl or     an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, where     the radicals cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl,     biphenylyl and 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring are unsubstituted     or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy; -   R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or     halogen; -   R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen,     C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁ or halogen; or in each case two of the radicals     R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄ and R₅ together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which can be     interrupted by O, S or —NR₁₄; -   R₆ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by     C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl, phenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂,     OC(O)R₁₁, OC(O)OR₁, N(R₁₄)C(O)N(R₁₄), OC(O)NR₁₄, N(R₁₄)C(O)OR₁₁,     cycloalkyl, halogen, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) or     C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by phenyl, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁,     C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂ and/or -   C₂-C₂₄alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more     than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted     or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); -   C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or     more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is     unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); -   C₇-C₂₄arylalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted on the aryl     group by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy or halogen; -   C₄-C₂₄cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more     than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); -   or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkyl or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkenyl; -   R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl,     benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by     OH and/or SH; -   R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl,     C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted     once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or     substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together are     C₃-C₅alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or NR₁₄; -   Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more     than once by OR₁₅, SR₁₅, N(R₁₆)(R₁₇), phenyl, halogen, CN, —N═C=A,     and/or     or Z₁ is C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     O, S or NR₁₄ and which can be substituted by OR₁₅, SR₁₅,     N(R₁₆)(R₁₇), phenyl, halogen,     or Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkoxy, which is substituted once or more than once     by phenyl, CN, —N═C=A,     or Z₁ is unsubstituted C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl or C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl     substituted by C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; unsubstituted     C₂-C₂₄alkenyl or C₂-C₂₄alkenyl substituted by C₆-C₁₂aryl, CN,     (CO)OR₁₅ or (CO)N(R₁₈)₂; or Z₁ is C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenyl or is one of     the radicals     or Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkylthio, in which the alkyl radical is     uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O or S, and is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₅,     SR₁₅ and/or halogen; with the proviso that Z₁ and R₆ are not     identical; -   A₁ is O, S or NR_(18a); -   Z₂ is C₁-C₂₄alkylene; C₂-C₂₄alkylene interrupted once or more than     once by O, S or NR₁₄; -   C₂-C₂₄alkenylene; C₂-C₂₄alkenylene interrupted once or more than     once by O, S or NR₁₄; -   C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene interrupted once or more     than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene;     C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or     NR₁₄; -   where the radicals C₁-C₂₄alkylene, C₂-C₂₄alkylene, C₂-C₂₄alkenylene,     C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene and C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenylene are unsubstituted or     are substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) and/or halogen; or Z₂ is     one of the radicals     where these radicals are unsubstituted or are substituted on the     aromatic by C₁-C₂₀alkyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or     more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted     or substituted by OH and/or SH; OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), phenyl,     halogen, NO₂, CN, (CO)—OR₁₁, (CO)—R₁₁, (CO)—N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), SO₂R₂₄,     OSO₂R₂₄, CF₃ and/or CCl₃; -   or Z₂ is a group     or -   Z₃ is CH₂, CH(OH), CH(CH₃) or C(CH₃)₂; -   Z₄ is S, O, CH₂, C═O, NR₁₄ or a direct bond; -   Z₅ is S, O, CH₂, CHCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, C(CF₃)₂, SO, SO₂, CO; -   Z₆ and Z₇ independently of one another are CH₂, CHCH₃ or C(CH₃)₂; -   r is 0, 1 or 2; -   s is a number from 1 to 12; -   q is a number from 0 to 50; -   t and p are each a number from 0 to 20; -   E, G, G₃ and G₄ independently of one another are unsubstituted     C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₁-C₁₂alkyl substituted by halogen, or are     unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted by one or more     C₁-C₄alkyl; or are C₂-C₁₂alkenyl; -   R_(11a) is C₁-C₂₀alkyl substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅ or     or is C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted once or     more than once by OR₁₅, halogen or     or R_(11a) is C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₁₂alkynyl; or R_(11a) is     C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenyl which is substituted once or more than once by     halogen, NO₂, C₁-C₆alkyl, OR₁₁ or C(O)OR₁₈; or C₇-C₁₆arylalkyl or     C₈-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl; -   R₁₄ is hydrogen, phenyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl     which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is     unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; -   R₁₅ has one of the meanings given for R₁₁ or is a radical -   R₁₆ and R₁₇ independently of one another have one of the meanings     given for R₁₂ or are a radical -   R₁₈ is hydrogen, C₁-C₂₄alkyl, C₂-C₁₂alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl,     phenyl, benzyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than     once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH; -   R_(18a) and R_(18b) independently of one another are hydrogen;     C₁-C₂₀alkyl, which is substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅,     halogen, styryl, methylstyryl, —N═C=A or     or C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted     once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen, styryl, methylstyryl or     or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₂-C₁₂alkenyl; C₅-C₁₂cycloalkyl, which is     substituted by —N═C=A or —CH₂—N═C=A and is additionally     unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; or R_(18a)     and R_(18b) are C₆-C₁₂aryl, unsubstituted or substituted once or     more than once by halogen, NO₂, C₁-C₆alkyl, C₂-C₄alkenyl, OR₁₁,     —N═C=A, —CH₂—N═C=A or C(O)OR₁₈; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are     C₇-C₁₆arylalkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) together are     C₈-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) independently of one     another are -   Y₃ is O, S, SO, SO₂, CH₂, C(CH₃)₂, CHCH₃, C(CF₃)₂, (CO), or a direct     bond; -   R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ independently of one another are     hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl; -   C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by     nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by     OH and/or SH; or R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ are OR₁₁, SR₁₁,     N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), NO₂, CN, SO₂R₂₄, OSO₂R₂₄, CF₃, CCl₃, halogen; or phenyl     which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by     C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy; -   or in each case two of the radicals R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃     together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted     by O, S or —NR₁₄; -   R₂₄ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, halogen-substituted C₁-C₁₂alkyl, phenyl, or     phenyl substituted by OR₁₁ and/or SR₁₁; -   with the proviso that R₆ and Z₁ are not identical.

In the compounds of the formula III the preferred meanings for the radicals Ar, R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅ and R₆ are analogous to those given above for the compounds of the formula I.

A in formula III is, in particular, oxygen, x is preferably 1 and Ar is preferably a group

Preference is given to compounds of the formula III, in which Ar is a group

A is O; and x is 1; R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, CF₃ or halogen; R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy or halogen; R₆ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, cycloalkenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, phenyl, cycloalkyl; C₂-C₁₂alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁ and/or C(O)N(R₁₄)₂; C₂-C₁₂alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); benzyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, C₄-C₁₂cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄; or C₈-C₁₂arylcycloalkyl; R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₄alkyl, C₃-C₆cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH, or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together are piperidino, morpholino or piperazino; Z₁ has the same meaning as R₆ with the proviso that Z₁ and R₆ are not identical, or Z₁ is C₃-C₁₂cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; C₂-C₁₂alkenyl, or C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenyl, or Z₁ is one of the radicals (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (O), (p), (q), (t), (u), (v) or (w); Z₂ is C₁-C₁₈alkylene; C₂-C₁₂alkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S, or NR₁₄; C₂-C₁₂alkenylene; C₂-C₁₂alkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S, or NR₁₄; C₃-C₁₂cycloalkylene; C₃-C₁₂cycloalkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S, or NR₁₄; C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenylene; C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S, or NR₁₄; where the radicals C₁-C₁₈alkylene, C₂-C₁₂alkylene, C₂-C₁₂alkenylene, C₃-C₁₂cycloalkylene and C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenylene are unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) and/or halogen; or Z₂ is one of the radicals

where these radicals are unsubstituted or substituted on the aromatic by C₁-C₁₂alkyl; C₂-C₁₂alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), phenyl, halogen, NO₂, CN, (CO)—OR₁₈, (CO)—R₁₈, (CO)—N(R₁₈)₂, SO₂R₂₄, and/or CF₃; or Z₂ is a group (r); Z₃ is CH₂, CHCH₃ or C(CH₃)₂; Z₄ is S, O, CH₂, C═O, NR₁₄ or a direct bond; Z₅ is S, O, CH₂, CHCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, C(CF₃)₂, SO, SO₂; Z₆ and Z₇ independently of one another are CH₂, CHCH₃ or C(CH₃)₂; r is 0, 1 or 2; s is a number from 1 to 12; q is a number from 0 to 50; t and p are each numbers from 0 to 20; E, G, G₃ and G₄ independently of one another are C₁-C₁₂alkyl, or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; R₁₄ is hydrogen, phenyl, C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy; R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ have one of the meanings given for R₆ or are NO₂, CN, SO₂R₂₄, CF₃, or halogen; R₂₄ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, halogen-substituted C₁-C₁₂alkyl, phenyl, or OR₁₁- and/or SR₁₁-substituted phenyl.

Preferred R₆ are as given above for formula I.

R₁₂ and R₁₃ in the compounds of the formula III are preferably C₁-C₄alkyl, C₁-C₄alkoxy or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together form a morpholino ring.

Also of interest are compounds of the formula II, in which Ar is a group

A is O; and x is 1; R₁ and R₂ independantly of one another are C₁-C₄alkyl, C₁-C₄alkoxy, CF₃ or halogen; R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₄alkyl, C₁-C₄alkoxy or chlorine; R₆ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, cycloalkenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, phenyl, cycloalkyl; C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁ and/or C(O)N(R₁₄)₂; C₂-C₁₂alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); benzyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, C₄-C₁₂cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄; or C₈-C₁₂arylcycloalkyl; R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₈alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₆alkyl which is interrupted once or twice by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH; R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₄alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₆alkyl which is interrupted once or twice by O and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH; or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together are morpholino; Z₁ has the same meaning as R₆ with the proviso that Z₁ and R₆ are not identical; or Z₁ is one of the radicals (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (O), (p), (q), (t), (u), (v) or (W); Z₂ is C₁-C₁₂alkylene; C₂-C₁₂alkylene interrupted once or more than once by O; C₂-C₁₂alkenylene; C₂-C₁₂alkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O; C₅-C₈cycloalkylene; C₃-C₅cycloalkylene interrupted by O, S, or NR₁₄; C₅-C₈cycloalkenylene; C₃-C₅cycloalkenylene interrupted by O, S, or NR₁₄; where the radicals C₁-C₁₂alkylene, C₂-C₁₂alkylene, C₂-C₁₂alkenylene, C₅-C₈cycloalkylene and C₃-C₈cycloalkenylene are unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁; or Z₂ is one of the radicals

where these radicals are unsubstituted or substituted on the aromatic by C₁-C₄alkyl, OR₁₁, phenyl, (CO)—OR₁₈, (CO)—R₁₈ and/or (CO)—N(R₁₈)₂; or Z₂ is a group (r); 4 is CH₂, CHCH₃ or C(CH₃)₂; Z is S, O, CH₂, C═O, NR₁₄ or a direct bond; Z₄ is O, CH₂, CHCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, C(CF₃)₂; Z₆ and Z₇ independently of one another are CH₂, CHCH₃ or C(CH₃)₂; r is 0, 1 or 2; s is a number from 1 to 12; q is a number from 0 to 50; t and p in each case are a number from 0 to 20; E, G, G₃ and G₄ independently of one another are C₁-C₁₂alkyl, or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; R₁₄ is hydrogen, phenyl or C₁-C₄alkyl.

Examples of compounds of the formula III according to the invention are 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylethylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylpropylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-di(n-butyl)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylhexylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylheptyl phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butyloctylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butyldodecylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylisopropylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylisobutylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylamyl phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(n-butyl)-(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylisopentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylmethoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylbenzylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic-2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic-tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl(acetic tert-butyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butylacetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-n-butylacetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-n-butyl(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylethylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butyl-propylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-di-n-butylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylhexylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylheptylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butyloctylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butyldodecylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylisopropylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylisobutylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylamylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butyl-tertbutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylisopentylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylmethoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylbenzylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butyl(acetic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl(acetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-n-butylacetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-n-butyl(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylethylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylpropylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutyl-(n-butyl)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylhexylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylheptylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutyloctylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutyldodecylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylisopropylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-di-isobutylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylamylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutyl(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylisopentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylmethoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylbenzylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl(acetic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl(acetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylacetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutyl(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylethylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylpropylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutyl-(n-butyl)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylhexylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylheptylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutyloctylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutyldodecylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylisopropylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyldi-isobutylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylamylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutyl(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylisopentylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylmethoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylbenzylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-isobutylacetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-isobutyl(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic tert-butyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl(acetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylisobutylacetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutyl(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)methylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)propylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)butylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenz-o-yl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)pentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)hexylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)heptylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)octylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)dodecylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)isopropylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-amylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4 trimethylpentyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)isopentylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)methoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)benzylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-acetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)(acetic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)(acetic 1-methyl-propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)methylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)ethylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)propylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)butyl-phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)pentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzo-yl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)hexylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)heptylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-octylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)dodecylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)isopropylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)isobutylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)amylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)isopentylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)methoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)benzylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)(acetic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)(acetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)acetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylethylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylpropylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylbutylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylhexylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylheptylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentyloctylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentyidodecylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylisopropylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylisobutylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylamylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylisopentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylmethoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylbenzylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethyl-benzoylcyclopentylacetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentyl(acetic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentylacetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclopentylacetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclopentyl(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylethylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylpropylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylbutylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylhexylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylheptylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentyloctylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentyldodecylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylisopropylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylisobutylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylamylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylisopentylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylmethoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylbenzylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-cyclopentyl-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentyl-acetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-cyclopentylacetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl(acetic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl(acetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclopentylacetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentyl(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylethylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylpropylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylbutylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylhexylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylheptylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexyloctylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6 trimethylbenzoylcyclohexyldodecylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylisopropylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylisobutylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylamylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylisopentylphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylmethoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylbenzylphosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcydohexylacetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcydohexylacetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl(acetic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl(acetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl cyclohexylacetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylcyclohexylacetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)cyclohexyl(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylmethylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcydohexylpropylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylbutylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylpentylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylhexylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylheptylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexyloctylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexyldodecylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylisopropylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylisobutylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylamylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(tert-butyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl(1-methylpropyl)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylisopentylphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylmethoxyethoxyphosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcydohexylbenzylphosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic methyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic ethyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic propyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic pentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic hexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic octyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic decyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic dodecyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic isopropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic isobutyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl) cyclohexyl-(2-propionic amyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic isopentyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic methoxyethoxy ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic benzyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl-(2-propionic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl-cyclohexylacetic methyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic ethyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic propyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic butyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic pentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic hexyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic octyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic decyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic dodecyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic isopropyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic isobutyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic amyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl(acetic 2-ethylhexyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl(acetic tert-butyl ester)phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl(acetic 1-methylpropyl ester)phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic isopentyl ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic methoxyethoxy ester phosphine oxide, 2,6-dimethoxybenzoylcyclohexylacetic benzyl ester phosphine oxide, (2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)cyclohexyl(acetic 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester)phosphine oxide.

The compounds of the formula III are obtained by reaction of a corresponding compound of the formula I with a compound Z₁-X (VI), where firstly the compound of the formula III in which x=0 (III′) is prepared:

Ar, M, X, and R₆ are as defined above and in the claims. Z₁′ has the meanings as given in claim 1, with the exception of the groups (v), (w) and C₁-C₂₄alkylthio. (The preparation of compounds of the formula III in which Z₁ is (v), (w) or C₁-C₂₄alkylthio is described below.) If compounds of the formula III where A=O or S are to be prepared, an oxidation or sulfurization of the compound of the formula (III′) is then carried out; either after the compounds of the formula (III′) have been separated off by customary methods, or without isolation thereof. The conditions for such reactions are analogous to those described for the preparation of the compounds of the formula II.

If a compound of the formula (III) in which Z₁ is a radical

or

in which Z₁ C₁-C₂₄alkylthio, then the compound of the formula (I) is reacted with a compound of the formula Z₁—SO₂—X, where, without an Intermediate stage, a compound of the formula (III) where A=O and x=1 is directly obtained. (Z₁ is defined as above, X is defined as in the claims.) The carrying out of the oxidation step is therefore unnecessary.

Similar reactions are described, for example, in Houben-Weyl, 2, Methoden der Organischen Chemie, 4^(th) edition, pages 222-225.

If compounds of the formula (III) in which Z₁ is a radical (v) or (w) or C₁-C₂₄alkythio and in which A is sulfur are to be prepared, then it is, for example, possible to convert the corresponding oxide compound as described above into the sulfide. This is possible, for example, by reacting the corresponding phosphine oxide with an excess of P₂S₅, or elemental sulfur in a high-boiling solvent. Such reactions, i.e. reactions in which a P═O bond is converted into a P═S bond, are described, for example, in L. Homer et al., Chem. Ber. 92, 2088 (1959) and U.S. Pat. No. 2,642,461. In principle, it is also possible to firstly reduce the corresponding phosphine oxide compound to give the respective phosphine and then to sulfurize the phosphine. I.e. the P═O bond is reduced to give the phosphine using a suitable reducing agent, and is then sulfurized with elemental sulfur to give the P═S bond. Reducing agents which may be used are, for example, LiAlH₄, Ca(AlH₄)₂, CaH₂, AlH₃, SiHC₆, PhSiH₃ and the agents as described in “Organic Phosphorous Compounds, Wiley-Interscience 1972, Vol. 1, pages 45-46 and Vol.3, pages 408-413”.

The invention provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula III from the novel starting materials of the formula I,

-   (1) by reaction of an acyl halide of the formula IV     in which     -   Ar is as defined above, and     -   X is Cl or Br;         with a dimetalated organophosphine of the formula V         in which     -   R₆ is as defined above; and     -   M₁ is Na, Li, or K;         in the molar ratio of approximately 1:1; -   (2) subsequent reaction of the product with a compound of the     formula VI or VI′     Z₁-X  (VI)     Z₁-X′  (VI′),     in which     -   Z₁ is as defined above; and     -   X is as defined above; and     -   X′ —N═C=A, —N═C=N=Z₁,     -    or —CHO;     -   with the proviso that Z₁ is not identical to R₆;         in the molar ratio of approximately 1:1; and, -   (3) in the case where Z, is not a group (v), (w) or C₁-C₁₂alkylthio     and compounds of the formula III in which A is oxygen or sulfur are     to be obtained, subsequent oxidation or sufurization of the     resulting phosphine compounds.

The invention also provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula III

-   (1) by reaction of an acyl halide of the formula IV     in which     -   Ar is as defined above, and     -   X is Cl or Br;         with an unsymmetrical phosphine of the formula VII         in which     -   R₆ is as defined above, and     -   Z₁ is as defined above with the proviso that R₆ and Z₁ are not         identical; in the molar ratio of approximately 1:1, in the         presence of a base or an organolithium compound, to give the         corresponding acylphosphine; and -   (2) subsequent oxidation or sulfurization of the acylphosphine thus     obtained.

This preparation process is novel and likewise provided by the invention. Suitable bases for this process are, for example, organolithium compounds, such as butyllithium, or organic nitrogen bases, for example tertiary amines or pyridine.

Furthermore, the compounds of the formula III can also be prepared by reacting the compound of the formula I with phosgene, analogous to the description in “W. A. Henderson et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1960, 82, 5794” or “GB 904 086” or in “Organic Phosphorous Compounds, Editors: R. M. Kosolapoff and L. Maier, Wiley-Interscience 1972, Vol.1, page 28” or “Houben-Weyl, Methoden der Organischen Chemie, Vol. XII/1, page 201” to give the corresponding phosphine chloride (Ii). Compounds of the formula (Ii) can, as described in “Organic Phosphorous Compounds, Editors: R. M. Kosolapoff and L Maier, Wiley-Interscience 1972, Vol.4, pages 268-269”, be reacted with alcohols to give compounds of the formula (Iii), which are then directly reacted with an organohalide of the formula VI, in analogy to “K. Sasse in Houben-Weyl, Methoden der Organischen Chemie, Vol XII/1, page 433” (by Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction), to give compounds of the formula III. In this case, the oxidation or sulfurization step is superfluous.

Ar are Z₁ are as described in claim 1 and 3; X is Cl or Br; R₆ and M are likewise defined as in claim 1, and R is any alcohol radical, e.g. C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₅-C₈cycloalkyl, for example cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, or benzyl.

The reaction conditions for the reaction of the compounds of the formula (I)→formula (Ii)→formula (Iii) are analogous to those described above for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (II) by this process.

The conversion of compounds of the formula (Iii) to compounds of the formula (III) is carried out by adding corresponding alkyl halides (Z₁-X) to a solution of compounds of the formula (Iii) in in an inert solvent. Here, the alkyl halide is advantageously dissolved, for example, in the same solvent. The addition is carried out, for example, at a temperature of from 40° C. to 140° C., preferably at 60° C. to 120° C., the lower-boiling alkyl halide (RX) liberated during the reaction advantageously being removed from the reaction solution by distillation. Solvents which may be used are e.g. alkanes, such as hexane, octane; cycloalkanes, such as cyclohexane; ethers, such as tert-butyl methyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane; or aromatic solvents, such as toluene or xylene. The compounds of the structure (Ill) are isolated and purified, for example, by distillation under reduced pressure, crystallization or by chromatography.

Compounds of the formula (Iii) can be oxidized using suitable oxidizing agents, such as peroxo acids, hydrogen peroxide or hydrogen peroxide/urea to give the corresponding phosphinic esters (Iiii):

The invention thus also provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula III in which A is oxygen and x is 1, by

-   (1) reaction of a compound of the formula (I),     in which     -   Ar, M and R₆ are as defined above,         with phosgene to give corresponding phosphine chloride (Ii) -   (2) subsequent reaction with an alcohol to give the compound of the     formula (Iii)     in which     -   R is the radical of an alcohol, in particular C₁-C₁₂alkyl,         C₅C₈cycloalkyl or benzyl; and -   (3) reaction of the resulting compound of the formula (Iii) with an     organohalide     Z₁-X,     in which     -   Z₁ is as defined above, but is not identical to R₆ from the         formula (I), and     -   X is Cl or Br,         to give the compound of the formula III.

It is also conceivable to obtain the compounds of the formula III according to the invention by another method. E.g. processes as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,298,738 or U.S. Pat. No. 4,324,744 could be used.

The invention provides for the use of compounds of the formula I as starting materials for the preparation of mono- or bisacylphosphines, mono- or bisacylphosphine oxides or mono- or bisacylphosphine sulfides.

Preference is also given to compounds of the formula I, II and III, in which

-   Ar is a group -   A is 0; -   x is 1; -   R₁ and R₂ are methyl; -   R₃ is methyl; -   R₄ and R₅ are hydrogen; -   R₈ is C₁-C₄alkyl; -   M is Li; -   Z₁ is a radical -   Z is CH₂; and -   R₁₉ g, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ are hydrogen.

Preference is given, in particular, to compounds of the formula I, II and III

in which

-   Ar is a group -   R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₈alkyl or OR₁₁; -   R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen or     C₁-C₈alkyl; -   R₆ is C₁-C₂alkyl; -   R₁₁ is H or C₁-C₈alkyl; -   R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen or C₁-C₈alkyl; -   M is hydrogen or Li; -   A is O; -   x is 1; -   Y₁ is OR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) or a radical -   R₁′ and R₂′ independently of one another have the same meanings     given for R₁ and R₂; and -   R₃′, R₄′ and R₅′ independently of one another have the same meanings     as given for R₃, R₄ and R₅;     with the proviso that Y₁ is not identical to Ar; -   Z₁ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more     than once by OR₁₅, phenyl and/or     or Z₁ is unsubstituted or OR₁₁-substituted C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl; or -   Z₁ is one of the radicals -   Z₃ is CH₂ or CH(OH); -   r is 0; -   s is 1; -   E, G and G₃ independently of one another are unsubstituted     C₁-C₄alkyl; -   R₁₅ has one of the meanings given for R₁₁; -   R₁₈ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl; and -   R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ independently of one another are hydrogen     or halogen; -   and with the proviso that Re and Z, are not identical.

According to the invention, the compounds of the formulae II and III can be used as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds or mixtures which comprise such compounds.

This use can also take place in combination with another photoinitiator and/or other additives.

The invention thus also relates to photopolymerizable compositions comprising

-   (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable     compound and -   (b) as photoinitiator, at least one compound of the formula II     and/or III,     where the composition, in addition to the component (b), can also     comprise other photoinitators (c) and/or other additives (d).

Preference is given to using in these compositions compounds of the formula II or III in which x is 1, in particular those compounds in which x is 1 and A is oxygen. Very particular preference is given in such compositions to those compounds of the formula II and III, in which Ar is a group

A is oxygen and x is 1.

The unsaturated compounds can contain one or more olefinic double bonds. They can be of low molecular weight (monomeric) or relatively high molecular weight (oligomeric). Examples of monomers with a double bond are alkyl or hydroxyalkyl acrylates or methacrylates, for example methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate or 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, isobornyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate or ethyl methacrylate. Also of interest are silicon- or fluorine-modified resins, e.g. silicone acrylates. Further examples are acrylonitrile, acrylamide, methacrylamide, N-substituted (meth)acrylamides, vinyl esters, such as vinyl acetate, vinyl ethers, such as isobutyl vinyl ether, styrene, alkyl- and halostyrenes, N-vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl chloride or vinylidene chloride.

Examples of monomers having two or more double bonds are ethylene glycol diacrylate, propylene glycol diacrylate, neopentyl glycol diacrylate, hexamethylene glycol diacrylate or bisphenol A diacrylate, 4,4′-bis(2-acryloyloxyethoxy)diphenylpropane, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate or tetraacrylate, vinyl acrylate, divinylbenzene, divinyl succinate, diallyl phthalate, triallyl phosphate, triallyl isocyanurate or tris(2-acryloylethyl) isocyanurate.

Examples of higher molecular weight (oligomeric) polyunsaturated compounds are acrylicized epoxy resins, polyurethanes, polyethers and polyesters which are acrylicized or contain vinyl ether or epoxy groups. Further examples of unsaturated oligomers are unsaturated polyester resins which are mostly prepared from maleic acid, phthalic acid and one or more diols and have molecular weights of from about 500 to 3,000. In addition, it is also possible to use vinyl ether monomers and oligomers, and maleate-terminated oligomers having polyester, polyurethane, polyether, polyvinyl ether and epoxy main chains. In particular, combinations of oligomers which carry vinyl ether groups and polymers as described in WO 90/01512 are highly suitable. However, copolymers of vinyl ether and maleic acid-functionalized monomers are also suitable. Such unsaturated oligomers may also be referred to as prepolymers.

Examples of particularly suitable compounds are esters of ethylenically unsaturated carboxlic acids and polyols or polyepoxides, and polymers containing ethylenically unsaturated groups in the chain or in side-groups, for example unsaturated polyesters, polyamides and polyurethanes and copolymers thereof, alkyd resins, polybutadiene and butadiene copolymers, polyisoprene and isoprene copolymers, polymers and copolymers containing (meth)acrylic groups in side chains, and mixtures of one or more such polymers.

Examples of unsaturated carboxylic acids are acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, itaconic acid, cinnamic acid, unsaturated fatty acids such as linolenic acid or oleic acid. Preference is given to acrylic acid and methacrylic acid.

Suitable polyols are aromatic and, in particular, aliphatic and cycloaliphatic polyols. Examples of aromatic polyols are hydroquinone, 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenyl, 2,2-di(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, and also novolaks and resols. Examples of polyepoxides are those based on said polyols, particularly aromatic polyols and epichlorohydrins. In addition, polymers and copolymers which contain hydroxyl groups in the polymer chain or in side groups, for example polyvinyl alcohol and copolymers thereof or hydroxyalkyl polymethacrylates or copolymers thereof, are also suitable as polyols. Further suitable polyols are oligoesters containing hydroxyl end-groups.

Examples of aliphatic and cycloaliphatic polyols are alkylenediols having, preferably, 2 to 12 carbon atoms, such as ethylene glycol, 1,2- or 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-, 1, 3 or 1,4-butanediol, pentanediol, hexanediol, octanediol, dodecanediol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, polyethylene glycols having molecular weights of, preferably, 200 to 1,500, 1,3-cyclopentanediol, 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-cyclohexanediol, 1,4-dihydroxymethylcyclohexane, glycerol, tris(5-hydroxyethyl)amine, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol and sorbitol.

The polyols may be partially or completely esterified using one or different unsaturated carboxylic acids, where the free hydroxyl groups in partial esters may be modified, e.g. etherified or esterified with other carboxylic acids.

Examples of esters are:

-   trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolethane triacrylate,     trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, trimethylolethane     trimethacrylate, tetramethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene     glycol dimethacrylate, tetraethylene glycol diacrylate,     pentaerythritol diacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate,     pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol diacrylate,     dipentaerythritol triacrylate, dipentaerythritol tetraacrylate,     dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate,     tripentaerythritol octaacrylate, pentaerythritol dimethacrylate,     pentaerythritol trimethacrylate, dipentaerythritol dimethacrylate,     dipentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, tripentaerythritol     octamethacrylate, pentaerythritol diitaconate, dipentaerythritol     trisitaconate, dipentaerythritol pentaitaconate, dipentaerythritol     hexaitaconate, ethylene glycol diacrylate, 1,3-butanediol     diacrylate, 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate, 1,4-butanediol     diitaconate, sorbitol triacrylate, sorbitol tetraacrylate,     pentaerythritol-modified triacrylate, sorbitol tetramethacrylate,     sorbitol pentaacrylate, sorbitol hexaacrylate, oligoester acrylates     and methacrylates, glycerol di- and triacrylate, 1,4-cyclohexane     diacrylate, bisacrylates and bismethacrylates of polyethylene glycol     having molecular weights of from 200 to 1,500, or mixtures thereof.

Also suitable as component (a) are the amides of identical or different unsaturated carboxylic acids of aromatic, cycloaliphatic and aliphatic polyamines having, preferably, 2 to 6, particularly 2 to 4, amino groups. Examples of such polyamines are ethylenediamine, 1,2- or 1,3-propylenediamine, 1,2-, 1,3- or 1,4-butylenediamine, 1,5-pentylenediamine, 1,6-hexylenediamine, octylenediamine, dodecylenediamine, 1,4-diaminocyclohexane, i-sophoronediamine, phenylenediamine, bisphenylenediamine, di-β-aminoethyl ether, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, di(β-aminoethoxy)ethane or di(β-aminopropoxy)ethane. Further suitable polyamines are polymers and copolymers with or without additional amino groups in the side chain and oligoamides containing amino end groups. Examples of such unsaturated amides are: methylenebisacrylamide, 1,6-hexamethylenebisacrylamide, diethylenetriaminetrismethacrylamide, bis(methacrylamidopropoxy)ethane, β-methacrylamidoethyl methacrylate, N-[(β-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]acrylamide.

Suitable unsaturated polyesters and polyamides are derived, for example, from maleic add and diols or diamines. Some of the maleic acid may be replaced by other dicarboxylic adds. They can be used together with ethylenically unsaturated comonomers, e.g. styrene. The polyesters and polyamides may also be derived from dicarboxylic acids and ethylenically unsaturated diols or diamines, particularly from relatively long chain compounds containing, for example, 6 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of polyurethanes are those constructed from saturated or unsaturated diisocyanates and unsaturated or saturated diols.

Polybutadiene and polyisoprene and copolymers thereof are known. Suitable comonomem are, for example, olefins, such as ethylene, propene, butene, hexene, (meth)acrylates, acrylonitrile, styrene or vinyl chloride. Polymers containing (meth)acrylate groups in the side chain are likewise known. These may, for example, be products of the reaction of novolak-based epoxy resins with (meth)acrylic acid, homo- or copolymers of vinyl alcohol or hydroxyalkyl derivatives thereof which have been esterified using (meth)acrylic add, or homo- and copolymers of (meth)acrylates which have been esterified using hydroxyalkl (meth)acrylates.

The photopolymerizable compounds may be used on their own or in any desired mixtures. Preference is given to using mixtures of polyol (meth)acrylates.

It is also possible to add binders to the compositions according to the invention; this is particularly advantageous if the photopolymerizable compounds are liquid or viscose substances. The amount of binder may, for example, be 5-95% by weight, preferably 10-90% by weight and particularly 40-90% by weight, based on the total solids. The binder is chosen depending on the field of application and on the properties required therefore, such as the facility for development in aqueous or organic solvent systems, adhesion to substrates and sensitivity to oxygen.

Examples of suitable binders are polymers having a molecular weight of from about 5,000-2,000,000, preferably 10,000-1,000,000. Examples are: homo- and copolymeric acrylates and methacrylates, e.g. copolymers of methyl methacrylate/ethyl acrylate/methacrylic add, poly(alkyl methacrylates), poly(alkyl acrylates); cellulose esters and cellulose ethers, such as cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, methylcellulose, ethylcellulose; polyvinylbutyral, polyvinylformal, cyclized rubber, polyethers, such as polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, polytetrahydrofuran; polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyurethane, chlorinated polyolefins, polyvinyl chloride, copolymers of vinyl chloride/vinylidene chloride, copolymers of vinylidene chloride with acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate, polyvinyl acetate, copoly(ethylene/vinyl acetate), polymers such as polycaprolactam and poly(hexamethyleneadipamide), and polyesters such as poly(ethylene glycol terephthalate) and poly(hexamethylene glycol succinate).

The unsaturated compounds can also be used in mixtures with non-photopolymerizable film-forming components. These may, for example, be physically drying polymers or solutions thereof. In organic solvents, for example nitrocellulose or cellulose acetobutyrate. However, they may also be chemically or thermally curable resins, for example polyisocyanates, polyepoxides or melamine resins. The co-use of thermally curable resins is of importance for use in so-called hybrid systems, which are photopolymerized in a first stage and are crosslinked by thermal aftertreatment in a second stage.

The photoinitiators according to the invention are also suitable as initiators for the curing of oxidatively drying systems, as are described, for example, in Lehrbuch der Lacke und Beschichtungen Volume III, 296-328, Verlag W. A. Colomb in Heenemann GmbH, Berlin-Oberschwandorf (1976).

Apart from the photoinitiator, the photopolymerizable mixtures can also contain various additives (d). Examples thereof are thermal inhibitors, which are intended to prevent premature polymerization, for example hydroquinone, hydroquinone derivatives, p-methoxyphenol, β-naphthol or sterically hindered phenols, for example 2,6-di(tert-butyl)-p-cresol. To increase the storage stability in the dark it is possible, for example, to use copper compounds, such as copper naphthenate, stearate or octoate, phosphorus compounds, for example triphenylphosphine, tributylphosphine, triethyl phosphite, triphenyl phosphite or tribenzyl phosphite, quaternary ammonium compounds, for example tetramethylammonium chloride or trimethylbenzylammonium chloride, or hydroxylamine derivatives, for example N-diethylhydroxylamine. In order to exclude atmospheric oxygen during the polymerization, it is possible to add paraffin or similar wax-like substances which migrate to the surface at the start of the polymerization due to their lack of solubility in the polymers, and form a transparent surface layer which prevents the entry of air. It is likewise possible to apply an oxygen-impermeable layer. Light protection agents which may be used are UV absorbers, for example those of the hydroxyphenylbenzotriazol, hydroxyphenylbenzophenone, oxalamide or hydroxyphenyl-s-triazine type. The compounds can be used individually or as mixtures, with or without the use of sterically hindered amines (HALS).

Examples of such UV absorbers and light protection agents are

-   1. 2-(2′-Hydroxyahenyl)benzotriazoles, for example     2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(3′,5′-di-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(5′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(3′,5′-di-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxyphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole,     2-(3′-tert-butyl, 2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole,     2-(3′-sec-butyl-5′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(2′-hydroxy-4′-octoxyphenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(3′,5′-di-tert-amyl-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(3′,5′-bis(aba-dimethylbenzyl)-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole,     mixture of     2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-octyloxycarbonylethyl)phenyl)-5-chlorobenzotdazole,     2-(3′-tert-butyl-5′-[2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)carbonylethyl]-T-hydroxyphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotdazole,     2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-methoxycarbonylethyl)phenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole,     2-(3′-tertbutyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-methoxycarbonylethyl)phenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(3‘-tert-butyl-Z-hydroxy-’-(2-octyloxycarbonylethyl)phenyl)benzotniazole,     2-(3′-tert-butyl-5′-[2-(2-ethylhexyloxy)carbonyl-ethyl]-2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole,     2-(3′-dodecyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl)benzotriazole, and     2-(3′-tert-butyl-2′-hydroxy-5′-(2-isooctyloxycarbonylethyl)phenylbenzotriazole,     2,2′-methylenebis[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-6-benzotriazol-2-yl     phenol]; transesterification product of     2-[3′-tert-butyl-5′-(2-methoxycarbonylethyl)-2′-hydroxyphenyl]benzotriazole     with polyethylene glycol 300; [R—CH₂CH₂—COO(CH₂)₃]₂— where     R=3′-tert-butyl-4′-hydroxy-5′-2H-benzotriazol-2-yl phenyl. -   2. 2-Hydroxybenzophenones, for example the 4-hydroxy, 4-methoxy,     4-octoxy, 4-decyloxy, 4-dodecyloxy, 4-benzyloxy, 4,2′,4′-trihydroxy     and 2′-hydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxy derivatives. -   3. Esters of unsubstituted or substituted benzoic acids, for example     4-tert-butyl-phenyl sailcylate, phenyl salicylate, octylphenyl     salicylate, dibenzoylresorcinol, bis(4-tertbutylbenzoyl)resorcinol,     benzoylresorcinol, 2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl     3,5-di-tert-butylhydroxybenzoate, hexadecyl     3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, octadecyl     3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate,     2-methyl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl     3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate. -   4. Acrylates, for example ethyl and isooctyl     α-cyano-β,β-diphenylacrylate, methyl α-carbomethoxycinnamate, methyl     and butyl α-cyano-β-methyl-p-methoxycinnamate, methyl     α-carbomethoxy-p-methoxycinnamate and     N-(β-carbomethoxy-β-cyanovinyl)-2-methylindoline. -   5. Sterically hindered amines, for example     bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) sebacate,     bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) succinate,     bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl) sebacate,     bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl)     n-butyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl4-hydroxybenzylmalonate, the product of the     condensation of     1-hydroxyethyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxypiperidine and succinic     acid, the product of the condensation of     N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylenediamine and     4-tert-octylamino-2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-s-triazine,     tris-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) nitrilotriacetate,     tetrakis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl-1,2,3,4-butanetetraoate,     1,1′-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis-(3,3,5,5-tetramethylpiperazinone),     4-benzoyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine,     4-stearyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine,     bis(1,2,2,6,6-penta-methylpiperidyl)     2-n-butyl-2-(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzyl)malonate,     3-n-octyl-7,7,9,9-tetramethyl-1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane-2,4-dione,     bis(1-octyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) sebacate,     bis(1-octyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) succinate, the product     of the condensation of     N,N′-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)hexamethylene-diamine and     4-morpholino-2,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine, the product of the     condensation of     2-chloro-4,6-di(4-n-butylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl)1,3,5-triazine     and 1,2-bis(3-aminopropylamino)ethane, the product of the     condensation of     2-chloro4,6-di(4-n-butylamino-1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidyl)-1,3,5-triazine     and 1,2-bis(3-aminopropylamino)ethane,     8-acetyl-3-dodecyl-7,7,9,9,-tetramethyl-1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane-2,4-dione,     3-dodecyl-1-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione,     3-dodecyl-1-(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione,     2,4-bis[N-(1-cyclohexyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-butylamino]-6-(2-hydroxyethyl)amino-1,3,5-triazine,     the product of the condensation of     2,4-bis[1-cyclohexyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)butylamino]-6-chloro-s-tdazine     and N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethylenediamine. -   6. Oxalamides, for example 4,4′-dioctyloxyoxanilide,     2,2′-diethoxyoxanilide, 2,2′-dioctyloxy-5,5′-di-tert-butyloxanilide,     2,2′-didodecyloxy-5,5′-di-tert-butyloxanilide,     2-ethoxy-2′-ethyloxanilide,     N,N′-bis(3-dimethylaminopropyl)oxalamide,     2-ethoxy-5-tert-butyl-2′-ethyloxanilide and mixtures thereof with     2-ethoxy-2′-ethyl-5,4′-di-tert-butyloxanilide, and mixtures of o-     and p-methoxy- and of o- and p-ethoxy-disubstituted oxanilides. -   7. 2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-1.3.5-triazines, for example     2,4,6-tris(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl) 1,3,5-triazine,     2-(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5triazine,     2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine,     2,4-bis(2-hydroxy-4-propyloxyphenyl)-6-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine,     2-(2-hydroxy-4-octyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(4     methylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine,     2-(2-hydroxy-4-dodecyloxyphenyl)-4,6-bis(2′-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine,     2-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-butyloxypropyloxy)phenyl-4,6-bis(2,4-dime”-yl     phenyl)-1,3,5-triazine,     2-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-octyloxy-propyloxy)pheny]4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine     and     2-(4-dodecyl/tridecyloxy(2-hydroxypropyl)oxy-2-hydroxyphenyl]-4,6-bis(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine. -   8. Phosphites and phosphonites, for example triphenyl phosphite,     diphenyl alkylphosphites, phenyl dialkylphosphites,     tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite, trilauryl phosphite, trioctadecyl     phosphite, distearyl pentaerythritol diphosphite,     tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphfte, dilsodecylpentaerythritol     diphosphite, bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) pentaerythritol     diphosphite, bis(2,6-ditert-butyl-4-methylphenyl) pentaerythritol     diphosphite, bisisodecyloxy-entaerythrilol diphosphite,     bis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-methylphenyl) pentaerythritol diphosphite,     bis(2,4,6-tri-tertbutylphenyl) pentaerythritol diphosphite,     tristearylsorbitol triphosphite,     tetrakis-(2,4-ditertbutylphenyl)-4,4′-biphenylenediphosphonite,     6-isooctyloxy-2,4,8,10-tetra-tert-butyl-12H-dibenz[d,g]-1,3,2-dioxaphosphocine,     6-fluoro-2,4,8,     10-tetra-tert-butyl-12-methyl-dibenz[d,g]-1,3,2-dioxaphosphocine,     bis(2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-methylphenyl) methylphosphfte, and bis(2,4     di-tert-butyl-6-methylphenyl) ethylphosphite.

Examples of UV absorbers and light protection. agents suitable as component (d) are also “Krypto-UVA”, as are described, for example, in EP 180548. It is also possible to use latent UV absorbers, as described, for example, by Hida et al. in RadTech Asia 97, 1997, page 212.

It is also possible to use additives customary in the art, for example antistats, levelling auxiliaries and adhesion improvers.

To accelerate the photopolymerization it is possible to add, as further additives (d), a large number of amines, for example triethanolamine, N-methyldiethanolamine, ethyl p-dimethylaminobenzoate or Michlers ketone. The action of the amines can be intensified by the addition of aromatic ketones, e.g. of the benzophenone type. Examples of amines which can be used as oxygen scavengers are substituted N,N-dialkylanilines, as described in EP 339841.

Other accelerators, coinitiators and autoxidators are thiols, thioethers, disulfides and phosphines, as described, for example, in EP 438123 and GB 2180358.

It is also possible to add chain transfer reagents customary in the art to the compositions according to the invention. Examples thereof are mercaptans, amines and benzothiazols.

The photopolymerization can also be accelerated by the addition of photosensitizers as further additives (d); these shift and/or broaden the spectral sensitivity. These are, in particular, aromatic carbonyl compounds, for example benzophenone, thioxanthone, in particular also isopropylthioxanthone, anthraquinone and 3-acylcoumarin derivatives, terphenyls, styryl ketones, and 3-(aroylmethylene)thiazolines, camphorquinone, but also eosin, rhodamine and erythrosine dyes.

As photosensitizers, it is also possible, for example, to consider the amines given above.

Further examples of such photosensitizers are

-   1. Thioxanthones -   thioxanthone, 2-isopropylthioxanthone, 2-chlorothioxanthone,     2-dodecylthioxanthone, 2,4-diethylthioxanthone,     2,4-dimethylthioxanthone, 1-methoxycarbonylthioxanthone,     2-othoxcarbonylthioxanthone,     3-(2-methoxyethoxycarbonyl)thioxanthone,     4-butoxycarbonylthioxanthone, 3-butoxycarbonyl-7-methylthioxanthone,     1-cyano-3-chlorothioxanthone, 1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-chlorothioxanthone,     1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-ethoxythioxanthone, 1-ethoxycarbonylf     aminothioxanthone, 1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylsulfurylthioxanthone,     3,4-di-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxycarbonyl]thioxanthone,     1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(1-methyl-1-morpholinoethyl)thioxanthone,     2-methyl-6-dimethoxymethylthioxanthone,     2-methyl+(131-dimethoxybenzyl)thioxanthone,     2-morpholinomethylthioxanthone,     2-methyl-6-morpholinomethylthioxanthone,     n-allylthioxanthone-3,4-dicarboximide,     n-octylthioxanthone-3,4-dicarboximide,     N-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)thioxanthone-3,4-dicarboximide,     1-phenoxythioxanthone, 6-othoxycarbonyl-2-methoxythioxanthone,     6-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methylthioxanthone, thioxanthone-2polyethylene     glycol ester,     2-hydroxy-3-(3,4-dimethyl-9-oxo-91+thioxanthon-2-yloxy)N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium     chloride; -   2. Benzophenones     benzophenone, 4-phenylbenzophenone, 4-methoxybenzophenone,     4,4′-dimethoxybenzophenone, 4,4′-dimethylbenzophenone,     4,4′-dichlorobenzophenone, 4,4′-dimethylaminobenzophenone,     4,4′-diethylaminobenzophenone, 4-methylbenzophenone,     2,4,6-trimethylbenzophenone, 4-(4-methylthiophenyl)benzophenone,     3,3′-dimethyl-4-methoxybenzophenone, methyl-2-benzoylbenzoate,     4-(2-hydroxyethylthio)benzophenone, 4-(4-tolylthio)benzophenone,     4-benzoyl-N,N,N-trimethylbenzenemethanaminium chloride,     2-hydroxy-3-(4-benzoylphenoxy)-N,N,N-trimethyA-1-propanaminium     chloride monohydrate,     4-13-acryloyl-1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxatridecyi)benzophenone,     4-benzoyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-[2-(1-oxo-2-propenyl)     oxy]ethylbenzenemethanaminium chloride; -   3. 3-Acylcoumarins -   3-benzoylcoumarin, 3-benzoyl-7-methoxycoumanin,     3-benzoyl-5,7-di(propoxy)coumarin, 3-benzoyl-6,8-dichlorocoumarin,     3-benzoyl-6-chlorocoumarin,     3,3′-carbonylbis[5,7-di(propoxy)coumarin],     3,3′-carbonylbis(7-methoxycoumarin),     3,3′-carbonylbis(7-diethylaminocoumarin), 3-isobutyroylcoumarin,     3-benzoyl-5,7-dimethoxycoumarin, 3-benzoyl-5,7-diethoxycoumarin,     3-benzoyl-5,7-dibutoxycoumarin,     3-benzoyl-5,7-di(methoxyethoxy)coumarin,     3-benzoyl-5,7-di(allyloxy)coumarin,     3-benzoyl-7-dimethylaminocoumarin, 3-benzoyl-7-diethylaminocoumarin,     3-isobutyroyl-7-dimethylaminocoumarin,     5,7-dimethoxy-3-(1-naphthoyl)coumarin,     5,7-dimethoxy-3-(1-naphthoyl)coumarin, 3-benzoylbenzo[f]coumarin,     7-diethylamino-3-thienoylcoumarin,     3-(4-cyanobenzoyl)-5,7-dimethoxycoumarin; -   4. 3-(Aroylmethylene)thiazolines -   3-Methyl-2-benzoylmethylene-,-naphthothiazoline,     3-methyl-2-benzoylmethylenebenzothiazoline,     3-ethyl-2-propionylmethylene-p-naphthothiazoline; -   5. Other Carbonyl Compounds -   Acetophenone, 3-methoxyacetophenone, 4-phenylacetophenone, benzil,     2-acetyinaphthalene, 2-naphthaldehyde, 9,10-anthraquinone,     9-fluorenone, dibenzosuberone, xanthone,     2,5-bis(4-diethylaminobenzylidene)cyclopentanone,     α-(para-dimethylaminobenzylidene) ketones, such as     2-(4-dimethylaminobenzylidene)indan-1-one or     3-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-1-indan-5-ylpropenone,     3-phenylthiophthalimide, N-methyl-3,5-di(ethylthio)phthalimide.

The curing process can also be aided, in particular, by pigmented compositions (e.g. with titanium dioxide), also by the addition as additional additive (d) of a component which forms the radicals under thermal conditions, for example an azo compound, such as 2,2′-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), a triazene, diazo sulfide, pentazadiene or a peroxy compound, for example hydroperoxide or peroxycarbonate, e.g. t-butyl hydroperoxide, as described, for example, in EP 245639.

As further additive (d), the compositions according to the invention can also comprise a photoreproducible dye, for example xanthene, benzoxanthene, benzothioxanthene, thiazine, pyronine, porphyrin or acridine dyes, and/or a radiation-cleavable trihalomethyl compound.

Similar compositions are described, for example, in EP 445624. Depending on the intended use, further customary additives (d) are optical brighteners, fillers, pigments, both white and coloured pigments, dyes, antistats, wetting agents or levelling auxiliaries.

For the curing of thick and pigmented coatings, the addition of microglass beads or pulverized glass fibres, as described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,768, is suitable.

The formulations can also comprise dyes and/or white or coloured pigments. Depending on the intended use, it is possible to use both inorganic and organic pigments. Such additives are known to the person skilled in the art, examples being titanium dioxide pigments, e.g. of the rutile or anatase type, carbon black, zinc oxide, such as zinc white, iron oxides, such as iron oxide yellow, iron oxide red, chromium yellow, chromium green, nickel titanium yellow, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, bismuth vanadate, cadmium yellow or cadmium red. Examples of organic pigments are mono- or bisazo pigments, and metal complexes thereof, phthalocyanine pigments, pplycyclic pigments, for example perylene, anthraquinone, thioindigo, quinacridone or triphenylmethane pigments, and diketopyrrolopyrrole, isoindolinone, e.g. tetrachloroisoindolinone, isoindoline, dioxazine, benzimidazolone and quinophthalone pigments. The pigments can be used individually or else as mixtures in the formulations. Depending on the intended use, the pigments are added to the formulations in amounts customary in the art, for example in an amount of from 0.1 to 60% by weight,-0.1 to 30% by weight or 10 to 30% by weight, based on the total composition.

The formulations can, for example, also comprise organic dyes from very diverse classes. Examples are azo dyes, methine dyes, anthraquinone dyes or metal complex dyes. Customary concentrations are, for example, 0.1 to 20%, in particular 1 to 5%, based on the total compositions.

The choice of additives depends on the field of application in question and the properties desired for this field. The above-described additives (d) are customary in the art and are accordingly used in amounts customary in the art.

The invention also provides compositions comprising, as components (a), at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable compound which is emulsified or dissolved in water.

Such radiation-curable aqueous prepolymer dispersions are available commercially in many variations. This is understood as meaning a dispersion of water and at least one prepolymer dispersed therein. The concentration of the water in these systems is, for example, 2 to 80% by weight, in particular 30 to 60% by weight. The radiation-curable prepolymers or prepolymer mixture is present, for example, in concentrations of from 95 to 20% by weight, in particular 70 to 40% by weight. In these compositions, the total of the percentages given for water and prepolymers is in each case 100, the auxiliaries and additives being added in varying amounts, depending on the intended use.

The radiation-curable film-forming prepolymers which are dispersed, and often also dissolved, in water are mono- or polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated prepolymers which can be initiated by free radicals and are known per se for aqueous prepolymer dispersions, which have, for example, a content of from 0.01 to 1.0 mol per 100 g of prepolymer of polymerizable double bonds, and also an average molecular weight of, for example, at least 400, in particular from 500 to 10,000. However, depending on the intended use, prepolymers with higher molecular weights are also suitable.

Polyesters containing polymerizable C—C double bonds and having an acid number of at most 10, polyethers containing polymerizable C—C double bonds, hydroxyl-containing products of the reaction of a polyepoxide containing at least two epoxide groups per molecule with at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, polyurethane (meth)acrylates, and acrylic copolymers containing α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acrylic radicals, as are described in EP 12339. Mixtures of these prepolymers can likewise be used. Also suitable are the polymerizable prepolymers described in EP 33896, which are thioether adducts of polymerizable prepolymers having an average molecular weight of at least 600, a carboxyl group content of from 0-2 to 15% and a content of from 0.01 to 0.8 mol of polymerizable C—C double bonds per 100 g of prepolymer. Other suitable aqueous dispersions based on specific (meth)acrylic alkyl ester polymers are described in EP 41125, and suitable water-dispersible, radiation-curable prepolymers of urethane acrylates can be found in DE 2936039.

As further additives, these radiation-curable aqueous prepolymer dispersions can also comprise the above-described additional additives (d), i.e., for example, dispersion auxiliaries, emulsifiers, antioxidants, light stabilizers, dyes, pigments, fillers, e.g. talc, gypsum, silica, rutile, carbon black, zinc oxide, iron oxides, reaction accelerators, levelling agents, lubricants, wetting agents, thickeners, matting agents, antifoams and other auxiliaries customary in surface coating technology. Suitable dispersion auxiliaries are water-soluble high molecular weight organic compounds having polar groups, for example polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone or cellulose ethers. Emulsifiers which may be used are nonionic, and, where appropriate, also ionic, emulsifiers.

The photoinitiators of the formula II or III according to the invention can also be dispersed as such in aqueous solutions and added in this dispersed form to the mixtures to be cured. Treated with suitable nonionic or, where appropriate, also ionic, emulsifiers, the compounds of the formula II or III according to the invention can be incorporated by mixing and e.g. binding into water. This produces stable emulsions which can be used as such as photoinitiators, in particular for aqueous photocurable mixtures as described above.

In certain cases, it may be advantageous to use mixtures of two or more of the photoinitiators according to the invention. It is of course also possible to use mixtures with known photoinitiators, e.g. mixtures with camphorquinone, benzophenone, benzophenone derivatives, in particular alkyl-substituted benzophenones, acetophenone, acetophenone derivatives, for example α-hydroxycycloalkyl phenyl ketones or 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropanone, dialkoxyacetophenones, α-hydroxy or α-aminoacetophenones, for example 4-methylthiobenzoyl-1-methyl-1-morpholinoethane, 4-morpholinobenzoyl-1-benzyll1-dimethylaminopropane, 4-aroyl-1,3-dioxolanes, benzoin alkyl ethers and benzil ketals, for example benzil dimethyl ketal, phenyl glyoxalates and derivatives thereof, dimeric phenyl glyoxalates, peresters, e.g. benzophenonetetracarboxylic peresters, as described, for example, in EP 126541, monoacylphosphine oxides, for example (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phenylphosphine oxide, bisacylphosphine oxides, for example bis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyi)(2,4,4-trimethylpent-1-yl)phosphine oxide, bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phenylphosphine oxide or bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)(2,4-dipentoxyphenyl)phosphine oxide, trisacylphosphine oxides, halomethyltriazines, e.g. 2-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)vinyl]-4,6-bistrichloromethyl-[1,3,5]triazine, 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-[1,3,5]triazine, 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4,6-bistrichloromethyl-[1,3,5]triazine, 2-methyl-4,6-bistrichloromethyl-[1,3,5]triazine, hexaarylbisimidazole/coinitiator systems, e.g. ortho-chlorohexaphenylbisimidazole in combination with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole; ferrocenium compounds or titanocenes, for example dicyclopentadienylbis(2,6-difluoro-3-pyrrolophenyl)titanium. Coinitiators which may also be used are borate compounds.

In the case of the use of the photoinitiators according to the invention in hybrid systems, in this connection mixtures of free-radically and cationically curing systems are thus intended, in addition to the free-radical curing agents according to the invention, cationic photoinitiators, for example benzoyl peroxide (other suitable peroxides are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,950,581, column 19, lines 17-25), aromatic sulfonium, phosphonium or iodonium salts, as described, for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,950,581, column 18, line 60 to column 19, line 10, or cyclopentadienylareneiron(II) complex salts, e.g. (η⁶-isopropylbenzene)(η⁵-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) hexafluorophosphate, are used.

The invention also provides compositions in which the additional photoinitiators (c) are compounds of the formula VIII, IX, X, XI or mixtures thereof,

-   R₂₅ is hydrogen, C₁-C₁₈alkyl, C₁-C₁₈alkoxy, —OCH₂CH₂—OR₂₉,     morpholino, SCH₃, a group     or a group -   n has a value from 2 to 10; -   G₁ and G₂ independently of one another are end-groups of the     polymeric unit, in particular hydrogen or CH₃; -   R₂₆ is hydroxyl, C₁-C₁₆alkoxy, morpholino, dimethylamino or     O(CH₂CH₂O)_(m), —C₁-C₁₆alkyl; -   R₂₇ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl,     phenyl, benzyl,

C₁-C₁₆alkoxy or —O(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—C₁-C₁₆alkyl, or R₂₇ and R₂₈ together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a cyclohexyl ring;

-   m is a number from 1-20; -   where R₂₆, R₂₇ and R₂₈ are not all C₁-C₁₆alkoxy or     —O(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—C₁-C₁₆alkyl at the same time, and -   R₂₉ is hydrogen, -   R₃₀ and R₃₂ independently of one another are hydrogen or methyl; -   R₃₁ is hydrogen, methyl or phenylthio, where the phenyl ring of the     phenylthio radical is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁-C₄alkyl in     the 4, 2-, 2, 4 or 2,4,6-position; -   R₃₃ and R₃₄ independently of one another are C₁-C₂₀alkyl,     cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, naphthyl or biphenyl, where these     radicals are unsubstituted or are substituted by halogen,     C₁-C₁₂alkyl and/or C₁-C₁₂-alkoxy, or R₃₃ is an S- or N-containing 5-     or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, or are -   R₃₅ is cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, naphthyl or biphenyl, these     radicals being unsubsdtuted or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl     and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy, or R₃₅ is an S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered     heterocyclic ring; -   R₃₆ and R₃₇ independently of one another are unsubstituted     cyclopentadienyl or cyydopentadienyl substituted once, twice or     three times by C₁-C₁₈alkyl, C₁-C₁₈alkoxy, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or     halogen; and -   R₃₈ and R₃₉ independently of one another are phenyl which is     substituted in at least one of the two ortho positions relative to     the titanium-carbon bond by fluorine atoms or CF₃, and which on the     aromatic ring may contain, as further substituents, unsubstituted     pyrrolinyl or pyrrolinyl substituted by one or two C₁-C₁₂alkyl,     di(C₁-C₁₂alkyl)aminomethyl, morpholinomethyl, C₂-C₄alkenyl,     methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, trimethylsilyl, formyl, methoxy or     phenyl; or polyoxaalkyl, or R₃₈ and R₃₉ -   R₄₀, R₄₁ and R₄₂ independently of one another are hydrogen, halogen,     C₂-C₁₂alkenyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, C₂-C₁₂alkoxy interrupted by one to four     O atoms, cycylohexyloxy, cyclopentyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy,     unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted by C₁-C₄alkoxy, halogen,     phenylthio or C₁-C₄-alkylthio; or biphenyl, -   where R₄₀ and R₄₂ are not both hydrogen at the same time and in the     radical     at least one radical R₄₀ or R is C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, C₂-C₁₂alkoxy     interrupted by one to four O atoms, cyclohexyloxy, cyclopentyloxy,     phenoxy or benzyloxy; -   E₁ is O, S or NR₄₃; and -   R₄₃ is C₁-C₈alkyl, phenyl or cyclohexyl.

R₂₅ as C₁-C₁₈alkyl can have the same meanings as described for the compounds of the formulae I, II or III. Also, R₂₇ and R₂₈ as C₁-C₆alkyl and R₂₈ as C₁-C₄alkyl can have the same meanings as described above apart from the respective number of carbon atoms.

C₁-C₁₈alkoxy is, for example, branched or unbranched alkoxy, for example methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, pentoxy, hexyloxy, heptyloxy, octyloxy, 2,4,4-trimethylpent-1-yloxy, 2-ethylhexyloxy, nonyloxy, decyloxy, dodecyloxy or octadecyloxy.

C₂-C₁₂alkoxy has the meanings given above apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms.

C₁-C₁₆alkoxy has the same meanings as described above apart from the corresponding number of carbon atoms, and decyloxy, methoxy and ethoxy are preferred, in particular methoxy and ethoxy.

The radical —O(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—C₁-C₁₆alkyl stands for 1 to 20 consecutive ethylene oxide units whose chain ends with a C₁-C₁₆alkyl. Preferably, m is 1 to 10, e.g. 1 to 8, in particular 1 to 6. Preferably, the ethylene oxide unit chain is terminated with a C₁-C₁₀alkyl, e.g. C₁-C₈alkyl, in particular with a C₁-C₄alkyl.

R₃₁ as a substituted phenylthio ring is, preferably, p-tolylthio.

R₃₃ and R₃₄ as C₁-C₂₀alkyl are linear or branched and are, for example, C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₈alkyl, C₁-C₆alkyl or C₁-C₄alkyl. Examples are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, 2,4,4-trimethylpentyl, 2-ethylhexyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl or icosyl. Preferably, R₃₃ as alkyl is C₁-C₈alkyl.

R₃₃, R₃₄ and R₃₅ as substituted phenyl are mono- to pentasubstituted, e.g. mono-, di- or trisubstituted, in particular tri- or disubsfituted, on the phenyl ring. Substituted phenyl, naphthyl or biphenyl are substituted e.g. with a linear or branched C₁-C₄alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl or t-butyl or with a linear or branched C₁-C₄alkoxy such as methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, s-butoxy or t-butoxy, preferably with methyl or methoxy.

If R₃₃, R₃₄ and R₃₅ are an S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, they are, for example, thienyl, pyrrolyl or pyridyl.

In the expression di(C₁-C₁₂alkyl)aminomethyl, C₁-C₁₂alkyl has the same meanings as given above.

C₂-C₁₂alkenyl is linear or branched, can be mono- or polyunsaturated and is, for example, allyl, methallyl, 1,1-dimethylallyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 1,3-pentadienyl, 1-hexenyl or 1-octenyl, in particular allyl.

C₁-C₄alkylthio is linear or branched and is, for example, methylthio, ethylthlo, n-propylthio, i-sopropylthio. n-butylthio, isobutylthio, s-butylthio or t-butylthio, preferably methylthlo.

C₂-C₄alkenyl is, for example, allyl, methallyl, 1-butenyl or 2-butenyl.

Halogen is fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, preferably, fluorine, chlorine and bromine.

The term polyoxaalkyl includes C₂-C₂₀alkyl interrupted by 1 to 9 O atoms and stands, for example, for structural units such as CH₃—O—CH₂—, CH₃CH₂—O—CH₂CH₂—, CH₃O[CH₂CH₂O]_(y), where y=1-9, —(CH₂CH₂O)₇CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)—O—CH₂—CH₂CH₃.

Preference is given to compositions in which

-   R₂₅ is hydrogen, —OCH₂CH₂—OR₂₉, morpholino, SCH₃, a group     or a group -   R₂₆ is hydroxyl, C₁-C₁₆alkoxy, morpholino or dimethylamino; -   R₂₇ and R₂₈ independently of one another are C₁-C₄alkyl, phenyl,     benzyl or C₁-C₁₆alkoxy, or -   R₂₇ and R₂₈ together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded     form a cyclohexyl ring; -   R₂₉ is hydrogen or -   R₃₀, R₃₁ and R₃₂ are hydrogen; -   R₃₃ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted by     C₁-C₂alkyl and/or C₁-C₁₂alkoxy; -   R₃₄ is     and -   R₃₅ is phenyl which is substituted by C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy.

Preferred compounds of the formulae VIII, IX, X and XI are α-hydroxycydohexyl phenyl ketone or 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropanone, (4-methylthiobenzoyl)-1-methyl-1-morpholinoethane, (4-morpholinobenzoyl)-1-benzyl-1-dimethylaminopropane, benzil dimethyl ketal, (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phenylphosphine oxide, bis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethyl-pent-1-yl)phosphine oxide, bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phenylphosphine oxide or bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)(2,4-dipentoxyphenyl)phosphine oxide and dicyclopentadienylbis(2,6-difluoro-3-pyrrolo)titanium.

Preference is also given to compositions in which, in the formula VIII R₂₇ and R₂₉ independently of one another are C₁-C₆alkyl, or together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a cyclohexyl ring, and R₂₆ is hydroxyl.

The proportion of compounds of the formula II and/or III (photoinitiator component (b)) in the mixture with compounds of the formulae VIII, IX, X and/or XI (=photoinitiator component (c)) is 5 to 99%, e.g. 20-80%, preferably 25 to 75%.

Also important are compositions in which, in the compounds of the formula VIII, R₂₇ and R₂₆ are identical and are methyl, and R₂₆ is hydroxyl or isopropoxy.

Likewise preferred are compositions comprising compounds of the formula II and/or III and compounds of the formula X in which

-   R₃₃ is unsubstituted or mono- to tri- C₁-C₁₂alkyl- and/or     C₁-C₁₂alkoxy-substituted phenyl or C₁-C₁₂alkyl; -   R₃₄ is the group     or phenyl; and -   R₃₅ is phenyl substituted by one to three C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy.

Of particular interest are compositions as described above which comprise photoinitiator mixtures of the formulae II, III, VIII, IX, X and/or XI and are liquid at room temperature.

The preparation of the compounds of the formulae VIII, IX, X and XI is generally known to the person skilled in the art and some of the compounds are available commercially. The preparation of oligomeric compounds of the formula VIII is described, for example, in EP 161463. A description of the preparation of compounds of the formula IX can, for example, be found in EP 209831. The preparation of compounds of the formula X is disclosed, for example, in EP 7508, EP 184095 and GB 2259704. The preparation of compounds of the formula XI is described, for example, in EP 318894, EP 318893 and EP 565488.

The photopolymerizable compositions advantageously comprise the photoinitiator in an amount of from 0.05 to 20% by weight, e.g. 0.05 to 15% by weight, preferably 0.1 to. 5% by weight, based on the composition. The amount of photoinitiator stated is based on the total of all added photoinitiators if mixtures thereof are used, i.e. both on the photoinitiator (b) and on the photoinitiators (b)+(c).

Compounds according to the invention in which Z₁ or Z₂ are siloxane-containing radicals are particularly suitable as photoinitiators for surface coatings, in particular vehicle paints. These photoinitiators are not distributed as homogeneously as possible in the formulation to be cured, but enriched in a targeted manner on the surface of the coating to be cured, i.e. a targeted orientation of the initiator to the surface of the formulation takes place.

The photopolymerizable compositions can be used for various purposes, for example as printing inks, such as screen printing inks, flexographic printing inks or offset printing inks, as clearcoats, as colour coats, as white coats, e.g. for wood or metal, as powder coatings, as paints, inter alia for paper, water, metal or plastic, as daylight-curable coatings for marking buildings and roads, for photographic reproduction processes, for holographic recording materials, for image recording processes or for the production of printing plates which can be developed using, for example, organic solvents or aqueous-alkaline media, for the production of masks for screen printing, as dental filling materials, as adhesives, as pressure-sensitive adhesives, as laminating resins, as photoresists, e.g. galvanoresists, etch or permanent resists, both liquid and dry films, as photostructurable dielectrics, and as solder stopping masks for electronic circuits, as resists for the preparation of colour fitters for any type of screen or for producing structures in the production process of plasma displays and electroluminescence displays, for the production of optical switches, optical gratings (interference gratings), for the preparation of three-dimensional objects by mass curing (UV curing in transparent moulds) or by the stereolithography process, as is described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,575,330, for the preparation of composite materials (e.g. styrenic polyesters which may contain glass fibres and/or other fibres and other auxiliaries) and other thick-layer materials, for the preparation of gel coats, for the coating or sealing of electronic components or as coatings for optical fibres. The compositions are also suitable for the preparation of optical lenses, e.g. contact lenses and Fresnel lenses, and for the preparation of medical instruments, auxiliaries or implants.

The compositions are also suitable for the preparation of gels having thermotropic properties. Such gels are described, for example, in DE 19700064 and EP 678534.

Furthermore, the compositions can be used in dry-film paints, as are described, for example, in Paint & Coatings Industry, April 1997, 72 or Plastics World, Volume 54, No. 7, page 48(5).

The compounds according to the invention can also be used as initiators for emulsion, bead or suspension polymerizations or as initiators of a polymerization for the fixing of ordered states of liquid-crystalline mono- and oligomers, or as initiators for the fixing of dyes to organic materials.

In surface coatings, mixtures of a prepolymer with polyunsaturated monomers are often used which also contain a monounsaturated monomer. The prepolymer here is primarily responsible for the properties of the coating film, and variation thereof allows the person skilled in the art to influence the properties of the cured film. The polyunsaturated monomer functions as a crosslinking agent which renders the coating film insoluble. The monounsaturated monomer functions as a reactive diluent, by means of which the viscosity is reduced without the need to use a solvent.

Unsaturated polyester resins are mostly used in two-component systems together with a monounsaturated monomer, preferably with styrene. For photoresists, specific one-component systems are often used, for example polymaleimides, polychalcones or polyimides, as are described in DE 2308830.

The compounds according to the invention and mixtures thereof may also be used as free-radical photoinitiators or photoinitiating systems for radiation-curable powder coatings. The powder coatings may be based on solid resins and monomers containing reactive double bonds, for example maleates, vinyl ethers, acrylates, acrylamides and mixtures thereof. A free-radically UV-curable powder coating can be formulated by mixing unsaturated polyester resins with solid acrylamides (e.g. methyl methacrylamide glycolate) and with a free-radical photoinitiator according to the invention, as described, for example, in the paper “Radiation Curing of Powder Coating”, Conference Proceedings, Radtech Europe 1993 by M. Wittig and Th. Gohmann. Similarly, free-radically UV-curable powder coatings can be formulated by mixing unsaturated polyester resins with solid acrylates, methacrylates or vinyl ethers and with a photoinitiator (or photoinitiator mixture) according to the invention. The powder coatings can also comprise binders, as described, for example, in DE 4228514 and EP 636669. The UV-curable powder coatings can also comprise white or coloured pigments. Thus, for example, preferably rutile titanium dioxide may be used in concentrations of up to 50% by weight in order to obtain a cured powder coating with good coverage. The process normally involves electrostatic or tribostatic spraying of the powder onto the substrate, for example metal or wood, melting the powder by heating and, after a smooth film has formed, radiation-curing of the coating with ultraviolet and/or visible light, e.g. using medium-pressure mercury lamps, metal halide lamps or xenon lamps. A particular advantage of the radiation-curable powder coatings compared with their thermally curable counterparts is that the flow time after the melting of the powder particles can be extended as desired in order to ensure the formation of a smooth, high-gloss coating. In contrast to thermally curable systems, radiation-curable powder coatings can be formulated without the desired effect of a reduction in their service life such that they melt at relatively low temperatures. For this reason, they are also suitable as coatings for heat-sensitive substrates, for example wood or plastics. In addition to the photoinitiators according to the invention, the powder coating formulations can also comprise UV absorbers. Appropriate examples have been listed above under points 1-8.

The photocurable compositions according to the invention are suitable, for example, as coating substances for substrates of all kinds, e.g. wood, textiles, paper, ceramic, glass, plastics such as polyesters, polyethylene terephthalate, polyolefins or cellulose acetate, in particular in the form of films, and also metals such as Al, Cu, Ni, Fe, Zn, Mg or Co and GaAs, Si or SiO₂, on which a protective coating or, for example by imagewise exposure, an image is to be applied.

The substrates can be coated by applying a liquid composition, a solution or suspension to the substrate. The choice of solvent and the concentration depend primarily on the type of composition and on the coating procedure. The solvent should be inert, I.e. it should not undergo any chemical reaction with the components and should be capable of being removed again after the coating operation, in the drying process. Examples of suitable solvents are ketones, ethers and esters, such as methyl ethyl ketone, isobutyl methyl ketone, cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, N-methylpyrrolidone, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, ethyl acetate, n-butyl acetate and ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate.

Using known coating processes, the formulation is applied to a substrate, e.g. by spincoating, dip coating, knife coating, curtain coating, brushing, spraying, especially, for example, by electrostatic spraying and reverse-roll coating, and by electrophoretic deposition. It is also possible to apply the photosensitive layer to a temporary, flexible support and then to coat the final substrate, e.g. a copper-laminated circuit board, by means of layer transfer via lamination.

The amount applied (layer thickness) and the type of substrate (layer support) are dependant on the desired field of application. The suitable layer thicknesses for the respective fields of application, e.g. in the photoresist field, printing ink field or paint field are known to the person skilled in the art. Depending on the field of application, the layer thickness range generally includes values from about 0.1 μm to more than 10 mm.

The radiation-sensitive compositions according to the invention are used, for example, as negative resists which have very high photosensitivity and can be developed in an aqueous-alkaline medium without swelling. They are suitable as photoresists for electronics, such as galvanoresists, etch resists, both in liquid and also dry films, solder stopping resists, as resists for the production of colour filters for any desired type of screen, or for the formation of structures in the manufacturing process of plasma displays and electroluminescence displays, for the production of printing plates, for example offset printing plates, for the production of printing formes for typographic printing, planographic printing, intaglio printing, flexographic printing or screen printing formes, the production of relief copies, e.g. for the production of texts in Braille, for the production of stamps, for use in moulding etching or use as microresists in the production of integrated circuits. The compositions may also be used as photostructurable dielectrics, for the encapsulation of materials or as insulator coating for the production of computer chips, printed circuits and other electrical or electronic components. The possible layer supports and the processing conditions of the coated substrates are varied accordingly.

The compounds according to the invention are also used for the production of single-layer or multilayer materials for image recording or image duplication (copies, reprography), which may be monotone or multicoloured. Furthermore, these materials can also be used as colour testing systems. In this technology, it is also possible to use formulations which contain microcapsules and, to generate the image, a thermal step can be connected downstream of the exposure step. Such systems and technologies and their applications are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,376,459.

For photographic information recording, films made of polyester, cellulose acetate or plastic-coated papers, for example, are used, and for offset printing formes, specially treated aluminium, for example, is used, for the production of printed circuits, copper-faced laminates, for example, are used, and for the production of integrated circuits, silicon wafers are used. The usual layer thicknesses for photographic materials and offset printing forms are generally about 0.5 μm to 10 μm, and for printed circuits are from 1.0 μm to about 100 μM.

After the substrates have been coated, the solvent is usually removed by drying, to leave a layer of the photoresist on the support.

The term “imagewise” exposure encompasses both exposure via a photomask containing a predetermined pattern, for example a diapositive, exposure by a laser beam which is moved, for example under control by a computer, over the surface of the coated substrate, thereby generating an image, and irradiation with computer-controlled electron beams. It is also possible to use masks of liquid crystals which can be controlled pixel by pixel in order to generate digital images, as described, for example, by A. Bertsch, J. Y. Jezequel, J. C. Andre in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 1997, 107, p. 275-281 and by K.-P. Nicolay in Offset Printing 1997, 6, p. 34-37.

Conjugated polymers, for example polyanilines, can be converted from a semiconducting state to a conducting state by doping with protons. The photoinitiators according to the invention can also be used for the imagewise exposure of polymerizable compositions which contain such polymers in order to form conducting structures (in the irradiated zones) which are embedded in the insulating material (unexposed zones). Such materials can, for example, be used as wiring or connecting components for the production of electrical or electronic components.

Following the imagewise exposure of the material and prior to the developing, it may be advantageous to carry out a thermal treatment for a relatively short period. Here, only the exposed parts are thermally cured. The temperatures used are generally 50-150° C., preferably 80-130° C.; the thermal treatment time is usually between 0.25 and 10 minutes.

Furthermore, the photocurable composition can be used in a process for the production of printing formes or photoresists, as described, for example, in DE 4013358. Herein, prior to, simultaneously with or following the imagewise irradiation, the composition is briefly exposed to visible light having a wavelength of at least 400 nm without a mask. Following the exposure and the optional thermal treatment, the unexposed areas of the photoresist are removed using a developer in a manner known per se.

As already mentioned, the compositions according to the invention can be developed by aqueous-alkaline media. Suitable aqueous-alkaline developer solutions are, in particular, aqueous solutions of tetraalkylammonium hydroxides or of alkali metal silicates, phosphates, hydroxides and carbonates. Relatively small amounts of wetting agents and/or organic solvents can also be added to these solutions. Typical organic solvents which may be added to the developer liquids in small amounts are, for example, cyclohexanone, 2-ethoxyethanol, toluene, acetone and mixtures of such solutions.

Photocuring is of great importance for printing inks since the drying time of the binder Is a crucial factor for the production rate of graphic products and should be In the order of magnitude of fractions of seconds. UV-curable inks are of importance particularly for screen, flexographic and offset printing.

As already mentioned, the mixtures according to the invention are also highly suitable for the production of printing plates. Here, mixtures of soluble linear polyamides or styrene/butadiene or styrenelisoprene rubber, polyacrylates or polymethyl methacrylates containing carboxyl groups, polyvinyl alcohols or urethane acrylates with photopolymerizable monomers, for example acryl- or methacrylamides or acrylic or methacrylic esters, and a photoinitiator, for example, are used. Films and plates made from these systems (wet or dry) are exposed via the negative (or positive) of the print original, and the uncured parts are subsequently washed out using a suitable solvent.

A further field of use for photocuring is the coating of metals, for example the coating of metal sheets and tubes, cans or bottlecaps, and the photocuring of plastic coatings, for example PVC-based floor or wall coverings. Examples of the photocuring of paper coatings are the colourless coating of labels, record sleeves or book covers.

Likewise of interest is the use of the compounds according to the invention for the curing of mouldings made from composite materials. The composite material consists of a self-supporting matrix material, e.g. a glass-fibre fabric, or else, for example, plant fibres [cf. K.-P. Mieck, T. Reussmann in Kunststoffe 85 (1995), 366-370], which Is Impregnated with the photocuring formulation. Mouldings made of composite materials produced using the compounds according to the invention have high mechanical stability and resistance. The compounds according to the invention can also be used as photocuring agents in moulding, impregnation or coating materials, as described, for example, In EP 7086. Such materials are, for example, fine coating resins, which are subject to strict requirements with regard to their curing activity and yellowing resistance, fibre-reinforced mouldings, for example planar or longitudinally or transversely corrugated light-diffusing panels. Processes for the production of such mouldings, for example hand lay-up techniques, fibre lay-up spraying, centrifugal or winding techniques, are described, for example, by P. H. Selden in “Glasfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe” [Glass-fibre-reinforced plastics], page 610, Springer Verlag Berlin-Heidelberg-New York 1967. Examples of articles which may be produced by this method are boats, chipboard or plywood panels coated on both sides with glass-fibre-reinforced plastic, pipes, sport articles, roof coverings, and containers etc. Further examples of moulding, impregnation and coating materials are UP resin fine coatings for mouldings containing glass fibres (GFP), e.g. corrugated sheets and paper laminates. Paper laminates may be based on urea or melamine resins. The fine coating is produced on a support (e.g. a film) prior to the production of the laminate. The photocurable compositions according to the invention can also be used for casting resins or for embedding articles, e.g. electronic components etc. Moreover, they can also be used for the lining of cavities and pipes. For curing, medium-pressure mercury lamps are used, as are customary in UV curing. However, less intensive lamps are also of particular interest, e.g. those of the type TL 40W/03 or TL40W/05. The intensity of these lamps corresponds approximately to that of sunlight. It Is also possible to use direct sunlight for the curing. It is a further advantage that the composite material can be removed from the light source in a partially cured, plastic state and can be deformed. Curing is then carried out to completion.

The compositions and compounds according to the invention can also be used for the preparation of optical waveguides and optical switches, use being made of the generation of a difference in the refractive index between exposed and unexposed areas.

Also important is the use of photocurable compositions for imaging processes and for the optical production of information carriers. Here, as already described above, the coat (wet or dry) applied to the support is irradiated with UV or visible light via a photomask and the unexposed areas of the coat are removed by treatment with a solvent (=developer). The photocurable layer can also be applied to the metal by an electrodeposition technique. The exposed areas are crosslinked/polymeric and thus insoluble and remain on the support. Appropriate coloration produces visible images. If the support is a metallicized layer, then the metal can be removed from the unexposed areas by etching after exposure and developing, or can be strengthened by electroplating. Printed electronic circuits and photoresists can be produced in this way.

The photosensitivity of the compositions according to the invention generally ranges from about 200 nm to about 600 nm (UV range). Suitable radiation comprises, for example, sunlight or light from artificial light sources. Therefore, a large number of very different types of light sources can be used. Point sources and flat radiators (lamp carpets) are suitable. Examples are: carbon arc lamps, xenon arc lamps, medium-pressure, high-pressure and low-pressure mercury lamps, optionally doped with metal halides (metal halogen lamps), microwave-stimulated metal vapour lamps, excimer lamps, superactinic fluorescent tubes, fluorescent lamps, incandescent argon lamps, flashlights, photographic floodlight lamps, light-emitting diodes (LED), electron beams and X-rays. The distance between the lamp and the substrate to be exposed according to the invention can vary depending on the intended use and lamp type and intensity, e.g. between 2 cm and 150 cm. Of particular suitability are laser light sources, e.g. excimer lasers, such as krypton F lasers for exposure at 248 nm. It is also possible to use lasers in the visible region. Using this method it is possible to produce printed circuits in the electronics industry, lithographic offset printing plates or relief printing plates, and also photographic image recording materials.

The invention therefore also provides a process for the photopolymerization of nonvolatile monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric compounds having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, which comprises irradiating a composition as described above with light in the range from 200 to 600 nm. The invention also provides for the use of the compounds of the formula II or III as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of nonvolatile monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric compounds having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond by irradiation with light in the range from 200 to 600 nm.

The invention also provides for the use of the above-described composition or a process for the preparation of pigmented and unpigmented surface coatings, printing inks, for example screen printing inks, offset printing inks, flexographic printing inks, powder coatings, printing plates, adhesives, dental compositions, optical waveguides, optical switches, colour testing systems, composite materials, gel coats, glass fibre cable coatings, screen printing stencils, resist materials, colour filters, use for the encapsulation of electrical and electronic components, for the production of magnetic recording materials, for the production of three-dimensional objects using stereolithography, for photographic reproductions, and for use as image recording material, in particular for holographic recordings, for decolouring materials, for decolouring materials for image recording materials, for image recording materials using microcapsules.

The invention likewise provides a coated substrate which has been coated on at least one surface with a composition as described above, and also a process for the photographic production of relief images in which a coated substrate is subjected to imagewise exposure and then the unexposed portions are removed with a solvent. The imagewise exposure can be carried out via a mask or by means of a laser beam. Of particular interest here is exposure by means of a laser beam.

The examples below illustrate the invention in more detail, although it is not Intended that the invention be limited to the examples. Unless stated otherwise, parts and percentages are based, as elsewhere in the description and in the claims, on the weight. Wherever reference is made to alkyl or alkoxy radicals having more than three carbon atoms without stating the isomer, then the n-isomers are always intended.

EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isobutylphosphine

34.4 ml (0.055 mol, +10%) of butyllithium 1.6M are slowly added dropwise, at 0° C.-10° C., to 4.5 g (0.025 mol) of isobutylphosphine (50% solution in toluene) In 30 ml of tetrahydrofuran. At the same temperature, 4.6 g (0.025 mol) of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl chloride are then added dropwise. After warming to room temperature, the title compound is obtained as an orange suspension. The shift signal δ in the ³¹P-NMR spectrum appears at 50 ppm, measured against CDCl₃ as reference.

EXAMPLE 2 Preparation of lithium (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphine

The compound is obtained analogously to the process described in example 1 using 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl chloride and 2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine as starting materials. The shift signal δ in the ³¹P-NMR spectrum appears at 49.2 ppm, measured against CDCl₃ as reference.

EXAMPLE 3 Preparation of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylphosphine

The suspension obtained as described in example 1 is added dropwise to a mixture of toluene/water and acetic acid. The organic phase is separated off, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated on a rotary evaporator (Rotavap) under argon. The residue is distilled using bulb-tube oven distillation at 110° C. and 0.1 torr. 6 g of the title compound are obtained as a pale yellow oil. The shift signal 8 [ppm] in the ³¹P-NMR spectrum appears at −37.5.

Shift signals δ [ppm] in the ¹H-NMR spectrum: 1.01 (dd); 1.85 (m); 1.98 (m); 2.23 (s); 2.28 (s); 3.91 (t); 4.66 (t; 1H on the P) 6.82 (s); (measured in C₆D₆).

EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutylbenzylphospine Oxide

4.30 g (0.025 mol) of benzyl bromide are slowly added dropwise at room temperature to the suspension obtained as described in example 1. After stirring for 1 hour at room temperature, the orange reaction suspension is evaporated on a Rotavap. The residue is taken up in 50 ml of toluene and treated with 4.2 g (0.0375 mol) of hydrogen peroxide 30%. After stirring for 2 hours at 20-30° C., the reaction is complete. The reaction emulsion is poured onto water and washed with aqueous saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, then dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate is evaporated on a Rotavap. The residue is purified over silica gel and dried in a high vacuum. 6.0 g of the title compound are obtained as a yellow viscous oil.

The shift signal δ in the ³¹P-NMR spectrum appears at 39.6 ppm, measured against CDCl₃ as reference.

The corresponding signals in the ¹H-NMR spectrum (ppm), measured in CDCl₃. are: 7.1-7.2 (m), 6.7 (s), 3.1-3.4 (m), 2.15 (s), 2.0 (s), 1.6-1.9 (m) and 0.87-0.93 (q).

EXAMPLES 5-14 :were prepared analogously

The compounds of examples 5-14 are obtained analogously to the method described in example 4 using the corresponding starting materials. The structures and analytical data are given in table 1.

TABLE 1

NMR data Ex. R₆ Z₁ Starting materials δ in [ppm] 5 2,4,4-trimethyl- benzyl lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 39.25 pentyl methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 0.97-0.85(d); 2,4,4-trimethyl- 1.01-1.05(q); 1.19- pentylphospine/ 1.24(t); 1.42-1.97(m); benzyl bromide 1.97(s); 1.99-2.22(m); 3.19-3.50(m), 4.03- 5.53(q); 6.78(s); 7.14- 7.36(m) 6 2,4,4-trimethyl- allyl lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 39.06 pentyl methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 1.11(d); 1.13- 2,4,4-trimethyl- 1.70(t); 1.76-1.39(m); pentylphospine/ 1.72-2.14(m); 2.28- allyl bromide 2.31(d); 2.76-2.88(m); 5.20-5.27(m); 5.77- 5.90(m); 6.86(s) 7 2,4,4-trimethyl- isobutyl lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 42.0 pentyl methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 0.95(d); 1.07- 2,4,4-trimethyl- 1.37(m); 1.72-2.15(m); pentylphosphine/ 2.28(s); 2.33(s); isobutyl bromide 6.86(s) 8 2,4,4-trimethyl- 2-ethylhexyl lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 40.77 pentyl methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 0.92-0.95(m); 2,4,4-trimethyl- 1.19-1.28(m); pentylphospine/ 1.46-1.59(m); 2-ethylhexyl bro- 1.73-2.28(m); mide 2.46(s); 6.69(s) 9 isobutyl n-butyl lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 42.5 methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 1.03(d); isobutylphospine/ 1.08(d); 1.55-1.80(m); n-butyl bromide 2.25(m); 2.28(s); 2.31(s); 6.86(s) 10 isobutyl allyl lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 39.2 methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 1.04(d); isobutylphospine/ 1.07(d); 1.83(m); allyl bromide 2.19(m); 2.28(s); 2.31(s); 2.84(m); 5.21(m); 5.27(d); 5.83(m); 6.86(s) 11 isobutyl —CH₂(CO)OCH₃ lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 36.0 methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 1.07(d); isobutylphospine/ 1.09(d); 2.02(m); methyl bromate 2.22(m); 2.29(s); 2.34(s); 3.21(m); 3.72(s); 6.88(s) 12 isobutyl —CH₂Si(CH₃)₂Si(CH₃)₃ lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 41.9 methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 0.10(s); isobutylphospine/ 0.22(s); 0.32(s); chloromethylpenta- 1.02(d); 1.07(d); 1.20- methyldisiloxane 1.42(m); 1.86(m); 1.96-2.04(m); 2.28(s); 2.31(s); 6.86(s) 13 isobutyl 2-ethylhexyl lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 42.8 methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 0.87(m); isobutylphospine/ 1.06(d); 1.09(d); 2-ethylhexyl bro- 1.26(m); 1.45(m); mide 1.74(m); 1.90(m); 2.17(m); 2.28(s); 2.33(s); 6.86(s) 14 isobutyl —CH(CH₃)(CO)OC₈H₁₇ lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 34.9 methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 0.81-0.88(m); isobutylphospine/ 1.07(dd); 1.15- octyl 2-bromo- 1.34(m); 1.40(d); propionate isomer 1.49(m); 1.75(m); mxiture 2.05-2.40(m); 2.26(s); 2.28(s); 2.29(s); 2.33(s); 3.63(m); 4.01(m); 6.85(s)

EXAMPLE 15 Preparation of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylisobutyl-(2-hydroxycyclohexyl)phosphine oxide

2.30 g (0.02 mol) of cyclohexene oxide are slowly added dropwise at room temperature to a suspension prepared as described in example 1. After heating to 50-55° C. and stirring for 1 hour at this temperature, the reaction mixture is treated with acetic acid and evaporated on a Rotavap. The residue is taken up in 50 ml of toluene and treated with 3.4 g (0.03 mol) of hydrogen peroxide (30%). After stirring for 2 hours between 20-30° C. the reaction is complete. The reaction emulsion is poured onto water and washed with aqueous saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, then dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate is evaporated on a Rotavap. The residue is purified over silica gel and dried under a high vacuum. The title compound is obtained as a white solid.

The shift signal δ [ppm] in the ³¹P-NMR spectrum appears at 48.0. Shift signals 8 [ppm] in the ¹H-NMR spectrum: 1.08 (d); 1.09 (d); 1.28 (m); 1.42 (m); 1.78-1.94 (m); 2.16 (m); 229 (s); 2.34 (s); 3.93 (m); 6.88 (s); (measured in CDCl₃).

EXAMPLES 16-17

The compounds of examples 16 and 17 are prepared analogously to the method described in example 15 using the corresponding starting material. The structures and analytical data are shown in table 2.

TABLE 2

NMR data Ex. R₆ Z₁ Starting materials δ in [ppm] 16 isobutyl

lithium (2,4,6-tri- methylbenzoyl)- isobutylphospine/ styrene oxide ³¹P: 43.8 ¹H: 1.08(d); 1.82(m); 2.18(m); 2.27(m); 2.32(s); 2.36(s); 4.55(s); 5.11(dd); 6.92(s); 7.29-7.37(m) (main component - two diastereomers) 17 isobutyl

lithium (2,4,6-tri- methylbenzoyl)- isobutylphospine/ chlorobenzal- dehyde ³¹P: 37.7; 38.3 ¹H: 0.82(d); 0.87(d); 1.71- 1.85(m); 2.22(s); 2.29(s); 5.33(d); 6.85(s); 7.32(d); 7.41(d) (contains second diastereomer)

EXAMPLE 18 Preparation of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)isobutylphosphine oxide

5.30 g (0.026 mol) of 2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl chloride are slowly added dropwise at room temperature to a suspension as described in example 1. After the mixture has been stirred for 1 hour at room temperature, the orange reaction suspension is concentrated on a Rotavap. The residue is taken up in 50 ml of toluene and treated with 3.4 g (0.03 mol) of hydrogen peroxide (30%). After stirring for 2 hours between 20-30° C., the reaction Is complete. The reaction emulsion is poured onto water and washed with aqueous saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, then dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate is evaporated on a Rotavap. The residue is purified over silica gel and dried under an high vacuum. 3.8 g of the title compound are obtained as a slightly yellow solid having an m.p. of 105-106° C.

The shift signal δ [ppm] in the ³¹P-NMR spectrum appears at 27.7. Shift signals 8 [ppm] In the ¹H-NMR spectrum: 1.05 (dd); 2.12-2.37 (m); 2.26 (2 s); 3.56 (s); 6.54 (d); 6.85; 7.35 (t); (measured in CDCl₃).

EXAMPLES 19-21

The compounds of examples 19-21 are prepared analogously to the method described In example 18 using the corresponding starting materials. The structures and analytical data are given in table 3.

TABLE 3

NMR data Ex. R₆ Y₁ Starting materials δ in [ppm] 19 2,4,4-trimethyl- 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 27.6 pentyl methylbenzoyl)- ¹H: 0.7(d); 0.87- 2,4,4-trimethyl- 1.22(m); 1.83-2.43(m); pentylphospine/ 3.34(s); 6.32(d); 2,6-dimethoxy- 6.66(s); 7.16(t) benzoyl chloride 20 isobutyl ethoxy lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 24.1 methylbenzoyl)-iso- ¹H: 1.07(d); butylphospine/ 1.11(d); 1.29(t); 2.15- ethyl chloroformate 2.27(m); 2.29(s); 2.31(s); 4.32(m); 6.88(s) 21 isobutyl diethylamino lithium (2,4,6-tri- ³¹P: 29.5 methylbenzoyl)-iso- ¹H: 1.02(d); butylphospine/ 1.03(t); 1.09(d); diethylcarbamoyl 1.15(t); 2.10-2.33(m); chloride 2.28(s); 2.29(s); 3.35(m); 3.93(m); 6.85(s)

EXAMPLE 22

A UV-curable white coat is prepared by mixing

-   -   67.5 parts of polyester acrylate oligomer (RMEBECRYL 830, UCB,         Belgium)     -   5.0 parts of hexanediol diacrylate     -   2.5 parts of trimethylolpropane triacrylate     -   25.0 parts of rutile titanium dioxide (^(RTM)R-TC2, Tioxide,         France)     -   2.0 parts of the photoinitiator from example 19

The coating is applied to a coil-coated aluminium sheet using a 100 μm slotted doctor knife and then cured. Curing is carried out by conveying the sample twice, on a conveyor belt which is moving at a speed of 10 m/min, beneath a 80 W/cm medium-pressure mercury lamp (Hanovia, USA). The pendulum hardness is then determined in accordance with Konig (DIN53157) in [s]. The pendulum hardness is a measure of the through-curing of the composition. The higher the values, the more effective the curing which has been carried out A value of 163 s is achieved. After the first pendulum hardness determination, the sample is after-exposed under low-pressure mercury lamps of the type TL 40W/03 (Philips; emission maximum of 430 nm), and after 15 minutes the pendulum hardness is determined again.

Following after-exposure, a value of 183 s is obtained. The yellowness index in accordance with ASTMD 1925-88 is 423.

EXAMPLES 23-25

Instead of photoinitator compound from example 19, 2 parts of the compound according to example 5, 20 or 21 are incorporated into a photocurable formulation as described In example 22, and applied to a coil-coated aluminium sheet as described in example 22. Curing is carried out by conveying the sample repeatedly on a conveyor belt, which is moving at a speed of 10 m/min, beneath an 80 W/cm medium-pressure mercury lamp (Hanovia, USA). The sample is then after-exposed under low-pressure mercury lamps of the TL 40W/03 type (Philips; emission maximum of 430 nm), and after 15 minutes the pendulum hardness is determined in accordance with Konig (DIN53157) in [s] and the yellowness index is determined in accordance with ASTMD 1925-88. The results are shown in table 4.

TABLE 4 Compound Number of Pendulum Yellowness Ex. from Ex. passages hardness [s] Index 24  5 4 104 1.43 25 20 3 112 1.51 26 21 3 137 1.93 

1. A process for the preparation of compounds of the formula III

in which A is O or S; x is 0 or 1; Ar is a group

or Ar is cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl or an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, where the radicals cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl and 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring are unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy; R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁ or halogen; or in each case two of the radicals R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄ and R₅ together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which can be interrupted by O, S or —NR₁₄; R₆ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl, phenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, OC(O)R₁₁, OC(O)OR₁₁, N(R₁₄)C(O)N(R₁₄), OC(O)NR₁₄, N(R₁₄)C(O)OR₁₁, cycloalkyl, halogen, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) or

C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by phenyl, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂ and/or

C₂-C₂₄alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by non-consecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂(R₁₃); C₇-C₂₄arylalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted on the aryl group by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy or halogen; C₄-C₂₄cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkyl or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkenyl; R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together are C₃-C₅alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or NR₁₄; Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, SR₁₅, N(R₁₆)(R₁₇), phenyl, halogen, CN, —N═C=A,

and/or

or Z₁ is C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄ and which can be substituted by OR₁₅, SR₁₅, N(R₁₆)(R₁₇), phenyl, halogen,

or Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkoxy, which is substituted once or more than once by phenyl, CN, —N═C=A,

or Z₁ is unsubstituted C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl or C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl substituted by C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; unsubstituted C₂-C₂₄alkenyl or C₂-C₂₄alkenyl substituted by C₆-C₁₂aryl, CN, (CO)OR₁₅ or (CO)N(R₁₈)₂; or Z₁ is C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenyl or is one of the radicals

or Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkylthio, in which the alkyl radical is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O or S, and is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₅, SR₁₅ and/or halogen; with the proviso that Z₁ and R₆ are not identical; A₁ is O, S or NR_(18a); Z₂ is C₁-C₂₄alkylene; C₂-C₂₄alkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₂-C₂₄alkenylene; C₂-C₂₄alkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; where the radicals C₁-C₂₄alkylene, C₂-C₂₄alkylene, C₂-C₂₄alkenylene, C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene and C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenylene are unsubstituted or are substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) and/or halogen; or Z₂ is one of the radicals

where these radicals are unsubstituted or are substituted on the aromatic by C₁-C₂₀alkyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), phenyl, halogen, NO₂, CN, (CO)—OR₁₁, (CO)—R₁₁, (CO)—N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), SO₂R₂₄, OSO₂R₂₄, CF₃ and/or CCl₃; or Z₂ is a group

Z₃ is CH₂, CH(OH), CH(CH₃) or C(CH₃)₂; Z₄ is S, O, CH₂, C═O, NR₁₄ or a direct bond; Z₅ is S, O, CH₂, CHCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, C(CF₃)₂, SO, SO₂, CO; Z₆ and Z₇ independently of one another are CH₂, CHCH₃ or C(CH₃)₂; r is 0, 1 or 2; s is a number from 1 to 12; g is a number from 0 to 50; t and p are each a number from 0 to 20; E, G, G₃ and G₄ independently of one another are unsubstituted C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₁-C₁₂alkyl substituted by halogen, or are unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; or are C₂-C₁₂alkenyl; R_(11a) is C₁-C₂₀alkyl substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅ or

or is C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen or

or R_(11a) is C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₁₂alkynyl; or R_(11a) is C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenyl which is substituted once or more than once by halogen, NO₂, C₁-C₆alkyl, OR₁₁ or C(O)OR₁₆; or C₇-C₁₆arylalkyl or C₈-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl; R₁₄ is hydrogen, phenyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; R₁₅ has one of the meanings given for R₁₁ or is a radical

R₁₆ and R₁₇ independently of one another have one of the meanings given for R₁₂ or are a radical

R₁₈ is hydrogen, C₁-C₂₄alkyl, C₂-C₁₂alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH; R_(18a) and R_(18b) independently of one another are hydrogen; C₁-C₂₀alkyl, which is substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen, styryl, methylstyryl, —N═C=A or

or C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen, styryl, methylstyryl or

or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₂-C₁₂alkenyl; C₅-C₁₂cycloalkyl, which is substituted by —N═C=A or —CH₂—N═C=A and is additionally unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₆-C₁₂aryl, unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by halogen, NO₂, C₁-C₆alkyl, C₂-C₄alkenyl, OR₁₁, —N═C=A, —CH₂—N═C=A or C(O)OR₁₈; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₇-C₁₈arylalkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) together are C₈-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) independently of one another are

Y₃ is O, S, SO, SO₂, CH₂, C(CH₃)₂, CHCH₃, C(CF₃)₂, CO or a direct bond; R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ are OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), NO₂, CN, SO₂R₂₄, OSO₂R₂₄, CF₃, CCl₃, halogen; or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy; or in each case two of the radicals R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or —NR₁₄; R₂₄ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, halogen-substituted C₁-C₁₂alkyl, phenyl, or phenyl substituted by OR₁₁ and/or SR₁₁; with the proviso that R₆ and Z₁ are not identical; (1) by reaction of an acyl halide of the formula IV

in which Ar is as defined above, and X is Cl or Br; with a dimetalated organophosphine of the formula V

in which R₆ is as defined above; and M₁ is Na, Li or K; in the molar ratio of approximately 1:1; (2) subsequent reaction of the product with a compound of the formula VI or VI′ Z₁-X  (VI) Z₁-X′  (VI′), in which Z₁ is as defined above ; and X is as defined above; and X′ is —N═C=A, —N═C═N=Z₁,

or —CHO; with the proviso that, Z₁ is not identical to R₆; in the molar ratio of approximately 1:1; and, in the case where Z₁ is not a group (v), (w) or C₁-C₁₂alkylthio, and (3) optionally subsequent oxidation or sulfurization of the resulting phosphine compounds.
 2. A photocurable composition comprising (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable compound and (b) at least one compound of the formula III as prepared in a process according to claim 1 as photoinitiator.
 3. A photocurable composition according to claim 2, comprising, in addition to components (a) and (b), further photoinitiators (c) and/or further additives (d).
 4. A photocurable composition as claimed in claim 3, comprising, as further photoinitiator (c), at least one compound of the formula VIII, IX, X, XI

in which R₂₅ is hydrogen, C₁-C₁₈alkyl, C₁-C₁₈alkoxy, —OCH₂CH₂—OR₂₉, morpholino, SCH₃, a group

n has a value from 2 to 10; G₁ and G₂ independently of one another are end groups of the polymeric unit, in particular hydrogen or CH₃; R₂₆ is hydroxyl, C₁-C₁₆alkoxy, morpholino, dimethylamino or —O(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—C₁-C₁₆alkyl; R₂₇ and R₂₈ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₁₆alkoxy or —O(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—C₁-C₁₆alkyl, or R₂₇ and R₂₈ together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a cyclohexyl ring; m is a number from 1-20; where R₂₆, R₂₇ and R₂₈ are not all C₁-C₁₈alkoxy or —O(CH₂CH₂O)_(m)—C₁-C₁₆alkyl at the same time, and R₂₉ is hydrogen,

R₃₀ and R₃₂ independently of one another are hydrogen or methyl; R₃₁ is hydrogen, methyl or phenylthio, where the phenyl ring of the phenylthio radical is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁-C₄alkyl in the 4-, 2-, 2,4- or 2,4,6-position; R₃₃ and R₃₄ independently of one another are C₁-C₂₀alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, naphthyl or biphenyl, where these radicals are unsubstituted or are substituted by halogen, C₁-C₁₂alkyl and/or C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, or R₃₃ is an S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, or are

R₃₅ is cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, naphthyl or biphenyl, these radicals being unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy, or R₃₅ is an S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R₃₆ and R₃₇ independently of one another are unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl or cyclopentadienyl substituted once, twice or three times by C₁-C₁₈alkyl, C₁-C₁₈alkoxy, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or halogen; and R₃₈ and R₃₉ independently of one another are phenyl which is substituted in at least one of the two ortho positions relative to the titanium-carbon bond by fluorine atoms or CF₃, and which on the aromatic ring may contain, as further substituents, unsubstituted pyrrolinyl or pyrrolinyl substituted by one or two C₁-C₁₂alkyl, di(C₁-C₁₂alkyl)aminomethyl, morpholinomethyl, C₂-C₄alkenyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, trimethylsilyl, formyl, methoxy or phenyl; or polyoxaalkyl, or R₃₈ and R₃₉ are

R₄₀, R₄₁ and R₄₂ independently of one another are hydrogen, halogen, C₂-C₁₂alkenyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, C₂-C₁₂alkoxy interrupted by one to four O atoms, cyclohexyloxy, cyclopentyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted by C₁-C₄alkoxy, halogen, phenylthio or C₁-C₄-alkylthio; or biphenyl, where R₄₀ and R₄₂ are not both hydrogen at the same time and in the radical

at least one radical R₄₀ or R₄₂ is C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, C₂-C₁₂alkoxy interrupted by one to four O atoms, cyclohexyloxy, cyclopentyloxy, phenoxy or benzyloxy; E₁ is O, S or NR₄₃; and R_(43 s C) ₁-C₈alkyl, phenyl or cyclohexyl.
 5. A process for the photopolymerization of nonvolatile monomeric, oligomeric or polymeric compounds having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, which comprises irradiating a composition according to claim 2 with light in the range from 200 to 600 nm.
 6. A process according to claim 5 for the preparation of pigmented and nonpigmented surface coatings, printing inks, screen printing inks, offset printing inks, flexographic printing inks, powder coatings, printing plates, adhesives, dental materials, optical waveguides, optical switches, colour testing systems, composite materials, gel coats, glass-fibre cable coatings, screen printing stencils, resist materials, colour filters, for the encapsulation of electrical and electronic components, for the preparation of magnetic recording materials, of three-dimensional objects by means of stereolithography, of photographic reproductions, image recording material, for holographic recordings, for the preparation of decolouring materials, for the preparation of image recording materials using microcapsules.
 7. A coated substrate which has been coated on at least one surface with a composition according to claim
 2. 8. A process for the photographic production of relief images in which a coated substrate according to claim 7 is subjected to imagewise exposure and then the unexposed portions are removed with a solvent.
 9. A process for the preparation of compounds of the formula III,

in which A is O or S; x is 0 or 1; Ar is a group

or Ar is cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl or an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, where the radicals cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl and 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring are unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy; R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; R₃ R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁ or halogen; or in each case two of the radicals R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄ and R₅ together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which can be interrupted by O, S or —NR₁₄; R₆ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl, phenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, OC(O)R₁₁, OC(O)OR₁₁, N(R₁₄)C(O)N(R₁₄), OC(O)NR₁₄, N(R₁₄)C(O)OR₁₁, cycloalkyl, halogen, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) or

C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by phenyl, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂ and/or

C₂-C₂₄alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by non-consecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); C₇-C₂₄arylalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted on the aryl group by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy or halogen; C₄-C₂₄cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkyl or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkenyl; R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together are C₃-C₅alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or NR₁₄; Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, SR₁₅, N(R₁₆)(R₁₇), phenyl, halogen, CN, —N═C=A,

and/or

or Z₁ is C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄ and which can be substituted by OR₁₅, SR₁₅, N(R₁₆)(R₁₇), phenyl, halogen,

or Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkoxy, which is substituted once or more than once phenyl, CN, —N═C=A,

or Z₁ is unsubstituted C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl or C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl substituted by C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, OF₃ or halogen; unsubstituted C₂-C₂₄alkenyl or C₂-C₂₄alkenyl substituted by C₆-C₁₂aryl, CN, (CO)OR₁₅ or (CO)N(R₁₈)₂; or Z₁ is C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenyl or is one of the radicals

or Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkylthio, in which the alkyl radical is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O or S, and is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₅, SR₁₅ and/or halogen; with the proviso that Z₁ and R₆ are not identical; A₁ is O, S or NR_(18a); Z₂ is C₁-C₂₄alkylene; C₂-C₂₄alkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₂-C₂₄alkenylene; C₂-C₂₄alkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; where the radicals C₁-C₂₄alkylene, C₂-C₂₄alkylene, C₂-C₂₄alkenylene, C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene and C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenylene are unsubstituted or are substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) and/or halogen; or Z₂ is one of the radicals

where these radicals are unsubstituted or are substituted on the aromatic by C₁-C₂₀alkyl; C₂C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), phenyl, halogen, NO₂, CN, (CO)—OR₁₁, (CO)—R₁₁, (CO)—N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), SO₂R₂₄, OSO₂R₂₄, CF₃ and/or CCl₃; or Z₂ is a group

Z₃ is CH₂, CH(OH), CH(CH₃) or C(CH₃)₂; Z₄ is S, O, CH₂, C═O, NR₁₄ or a direct bond; Z₅ is S, O, CH₂, CHCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, C(CF₃)₂, SO, SO₂, CO; Z₆ and Z₇ independently of one another are CH₂, CHCH₃ or C(CH₃)₂; r is 0, 1 or 2; s is a number from 1 to 12; q is a number from 0 to 50; t and p are each a number from 0 to 20; E, G, G₃ and G₄ independently of one another are unsubstituted C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₁-C₁₂alkyl substituted by halogen, or are unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; or are C₂-C₁₂alkenyl; R_(11a) is C₁-C₂₀alkyl substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅ or

or is C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen or

or R_(11a) is C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₁₂alkynyl; or R_(11a) is C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenyl which is substituted once or more than once by halogen, NO₂, C₁-C₈alkyl, OR₁₁ or C(O)OR₁₈; or C₇-C₁₆arylalkyl or C₈-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl; R₁₄ is hydrogen, phenyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; R₁₅ has one of the meanings given for R₁₁ or is a radical

R₁₆ and R₁₇ independently of one another have one of the meanings given for R₁₂ or are a radical

R₁₈ is hydrogen, C₁-C₂₄alkyl, C₂-C₁₂alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH; R_(18a) and R_(18b) independently of one another are hydrogen; C₁-C₂₀alkyl, which is substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen, styryl, methylstyryl, —N═C=A or

or C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen, styryl, methylstyryl or

or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₂-C₁₂alkenyl; C₅-C₁₂cycloalkyl, which is substituted by —N═C=A or —CH₂—N═C=A and is additionally unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₆-C₁₂aryl, unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by halogen, NO₂, C₁-C₆alkyl, C₂-C₄alkenyl, OR₁₁, —N═C=A, —CH₂—N═C=A or C(O)OR₁₈; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₇-C₁₆arylalkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) together are C₈-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) independently of one another are

Y₃ is O, S, SO, SO₂, CH₂, C(CH₃)₂, CHCH₃, C(CF₃)₂, (CO), or a direct bond; R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ are OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), NO₂, CN, SO₂R₂₄, OSO₂R₂₄, CF₃, CCl₃, halogen; or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy; or in each case two of the radicals R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or —NR₁₄; R₂₄ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, halogen-substituted C₁-C₁₂alkyl, phenyl, or phenyl substituted by OR₁₁ and/or SR₁₁; with the proviso that R₆ and Z₁ are not identical; (1) by reaction of an acyl halide of the formula IV

in which Ar is as defined above, and X is Cl or Br; with an unsymmetrical phosphine of the formula VII

in which R₆ is as defined above, and Z₁ is as defined above with the proviso that R₆ and Z₁ are not identical; in the molar ratio of approximately 1:1, in the presence of a base or an organolithium compound, to give the corresponding acylphosphine; and (2) optionally subsequent oxidation or sulfurization of the thus obtained acylphosphine.
 10. A photocurable composition comprising (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable compound and (b) at least one compound of the formula III as prepared in a process according to claim 9 as photoinitiator.
 11. A process for the preparation of compounds of the formula III

in which A is O; x is 1; Ar is a group

or Ar is cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl or an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, where the radicals cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, biphenylyl and 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring are unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C₁-C₄alkyl and/or C₁-C₄alkoxy; R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; R₃, R₄ and R₅ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁ or halogen; or in each case two of the radicals R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄ and R₅ together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which can be interrupted by O, S or —NR₁₄; R₆ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl, phenyl, CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂, OC(O)R₁₁, OC(O)OR₁₁, N(R₁₄)C(O)N(R₁₄), OC(O)NR₁₄, N(R₁₄)C(O)OR₁₁, cycloalkyl, halogen, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) or

C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by phenyl, OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), CN, C(O)R₁₁, C(O)OR₁₁, C(O)N(R₁₄)₂ and/or

C₂-C₂₄alkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); C₅-C₂₄cycloalkenyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O, S or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); C₇-C₂₄arylalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted on the aryl group by C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy or halogen; C₄-C₂₄cycloalkyl which is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by O, S and/or NR₁₄ and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁ or N(R₁₂)(R₁₃); or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkyl or C₈-C₂₄arylcycloalkenyl; R₁₁ is H, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; R₁₂ and R₁₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₂ and R₁₃ together are C₃-C₅alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or NR₁₄; Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, SR₁₅, N(R₁₆)(R₁₇), phenyl, halogen, CN, —N═C=A,

and/or

or Z₁ is C₂-C₂₄alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄ and which can be substituted by OR₁₅, SR₁₅, N(R₁₆)(R₁₇), phenyl, halogen,

or Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkoxy, which is substituted once or more than once by phenyl, CN, —N═O=A,

or Z₁ is unsubstituted C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl or C₃-C₂₄cycloalkyl substituted by C₁-C₂₀alkyl, OR₁₁, CF₃ or halogen; unsubstituted C₂-C₂₄alkenyl or C₂-C₂₄alkenyl substituted by C₆-C₁₂aryl, CN, (CO)OR₁₅ or (CO)N(R₁₆)₂; or Z₁ is C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenyl or is one of the radicals

or Z₁ is C₁-C₂₄alkylthio, in which the alkyl radical is uninterrupted or interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O or S, and is unsubstituted or substituted by OR₁₅, SR₁₅ and/or halogen; A₁ is O, S or NR_(18a); Z₂ is C₁-C₂₄alkylene; C₂-C₂₄alkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₂-C₂₄alkenylene; C₂-C₂₄alkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene; C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenylene interrupted once or more than once by O, S or NR₁₄; where the radicals C₁-C₂₄alkylene, C₂-C₂₀alkylene, C₂-C₂₄alkenylene, C₃-C₂₄cycloalkylene and C₃-C₂₄cycloalkenylene are unsubstituted or are substituted by OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃) and/or halogen; or Z₂ is one of the radicals

where these radicals are unsubstituted or are substituted on the aromatic by C₁-C₂₀alkyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), phenyl, halogen, NO₂, CN, (CO)—OR₁₁, (CO)—R₁₁, (CO)—N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), SO₂R₂₄, OSO₂R₂₄, CF₃ and/or CCl₃; or Z₂ is a group

Z₃ is CH₂, CH(OH), CH(CH₃) or C(CH₃)₂; Z₄ is S, O, CH₂, C═O, NR₁₄ or a direct bond; Z₅ is S, O, CH₂, CHCH₃, C(CH₃)₂, C(CF₃)₂, SO, SO₂, CO; Z₆ and Z₇ independently of one another are CH₂, CHCH₃ or C(CH₃)2; r is 0 or 2; s is a number from 1 to 12; q is a number from 0 to 50; t and p are each a number from 0 to 20; E, G, G₃ and G₄ independently of one another are unsubstituted C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₁-C₁₂alkyl substituted by halogen, or are unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; or are C₂-C₁₂alkenyl; R_(11a) is C₁-C₂₀alkyl substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅ or

or is C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen or

or R_(11a) is C₂-C₂₀alkenyl, C₃-C₁₂alkynyl; or R_(11a) is C₃-C₁₂cycloalkenyl which is substituted once or more than once by halogen, NO₂, C₁-C₆alkyl, OR₁₁ or C(O)OR₁₈; or C₇-C₁₆arylalkyl or C₈-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl; R₁₄ is hydrogen, phenyl, C₁-C₁₂alkoxy, C₁-C₁₂alkyl or C₂-C₁₂alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; R₁₅ has one of the meanings given for R₁₁ or is a radical

R₁₆ and R₁₇ independently of one another have one of the meanings given for R₁₂ or are a radical

R₁₈ is hydrogen, C₁-C₂₄alkyl, C₂-C₁₂alkenyl, C₃-C₈cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl which is interrupted once or more than once by O or S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH; R_(18a) and R_(18b) independently of one another are hydrogen; C₁-C₂₀alkyl, which is substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen, styryl, methylstyryl, —N═C=A or

or C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by OR₁₅, halogen, styryl, methylstyryl or

or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₂-C₁₂alkenyl; C₅-C₁₂cycloalkyl, which is substituted by —N═C=A or —CH₂—N═C=A and is additionally unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C₁-C₄alkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₆-C₁₂aryl, unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by halogen, NO₂, C₁-C₈alkyl, C₂-C₄alkenyl, OR₁₁, —N═C=A, —CH₂—N═C=A or C(O)OR₁₈; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) are C₇-C₁₆arylalkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) together are C₈-C₁₆arylcycloalkyl; or R_(18a) and R_(18b) independently of one another are

Y₃ is O, S, SO, SO₂, CH₂, C(CH₃)₂, CHCH₃, C(CF₃)₂, (CO), or a direct bond; R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁-C₂₀alkyl; C₂-C₂₀alkyl, which is interrupted once or more than once by nonconsecutive O atoms and which is unsubstituted or substituted by OH and/or SH; or R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ are OR₁₁, SR₁₁, N(R₁₂)(R₁₃), NO₂, CN, SO₂R₂₄, OSO₂R₂₄, CF₃, CCl₃, halogen; or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted once or more than once by C₁-C₄alkyl or C₁-C₄alkoxy; or in each case two of the radicals R₁₉, R₂₀, R₂₁, R₂₂ and R₂₃ together form C₁-C₂₀alkylene which is uninterrupted or interrupted by O, S or —NR₁₄; R₂₄ is C₁-C₁₂alkyl, halogen-substituted C₁-C₁₂alkyl, phenyl, or phenyl substituted by OR₁₁ and/or SR₁₁; by (1) reaction of the compound of the formula (I)

in which Ar, R₁, R₂ R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃ and R₁₄ are as defined above; and M is hydrogen, Li, Na or K with phosgene to give the corresponding phosphine chloride (Ii)

(2) subsequent reaction with an alcohol to give the compound of the formula (Iii)

in which R is the radical of an alcohol, in particular C₁-C₁₂alkyl, C₅-C₈cycloalkyl or benzyl; and (3) reaction of the resulting compound of the formula (Iii) with an organoylhalide Z₁-X, in which Z₁ is as defined above, but is not identical to R₆ from the formula (I), and X is Cl or Br, to give the compound of the formula III.
 12. A photocurable composition comprising (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable compound and (b) at least one compound of the formula III as prepared in a process according to claim 11 as photoinitiator. 